All-party meeting begins ahead of Parliament’s winter session

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New Delhi: An all-party meeting was convened by the government on Sunday ahead of the winter session of Parliament, which is set to begin on December 1.

The meeting began at 11 am on Sunday. The Winter Session of Parliament will begin on December 1 and will continue till December 19.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju met the floor leaders of political parties of both Houses of Parliament.

Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, Kiren Rijiju, Arjun Ram Meghwal, JP Nadda and others took part in the all-party meeting.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said that they would listen to the opposition parties.

Speaking to ANI, Kiren Rijiju said, “There’s an all-party meeting today. We’ll sit with all the leaders of all the parties and listen to them. We won’t be saying much on behalf of the government today. We’ll listen to the opposition parties. There’s a Business Advisory Committee meeting in the evening. The Lok Sabha meeting is at 4 pm, and the Rajya Sabha’s at 5 pm. We’ll present our business at the committee meetings.”

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“Since it’s the winter session, we hope everyone works with a cool head and avoids heated debates. There will be a debate in Parliament, and I hope there will be no disturbances. If we work with a cool head, it’ll be beneficial for the country, and the Parliament session will run smoothly,” he added.

Senior Congress MP Jairam Ramesh, TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee, Samajwadi Party MP Ram Gopal Yadav, AIADMK MP M Thambi Durai and other leaders participated in the all-party meeting.

Congress MP Pramod Tiwari said, “Certainly, when the country’s democracy is under threat, when democracy is being murdered, when votes are being stolen, then that issue will be raised. Delhi bomb blast, then there is the issue of restoring the democratic rights of Jammu and Kashmir. There is a diversion from the established Foreign policy.”

Parliament is set to have 15 sittings across 19 days. Private Members’ Bills are set to be taken for consideration on December 5 and 19, and Private Members’ resolutions on December 12.

(Source: ANI)

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