NEW DELHI: The Winter Session of Parliament will begin on November 25 and continue till December 20. It is set to be a stormy one with contentious Bills, including the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 and also a legislation on ‘One Nation, One Election’, likely to be taken up.
This session also coincides with the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution on Nov 26.
The President, “on the recommendation of the Govt of India, has approved the proposal for summoning both the Houses of Parliament for the Winter Session from November 25 to December 20, 2024 (subject to exigencies of parliamentary business)”, parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju said. The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf Bill, having held several rounds of meetings and consultations, is expected to submit its report on Nov 29 in Parliament, if it sticks to the deadline given to it in the previous session.
Rijiju said a special celebration to mark the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution will be held in the Central Hall of the Samvidhan Sadan on November 26, observed as Constitution Day.
