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Parliament Winter Session Day 1 LIVE: 15 bills, including one to amend Waqf law and five new ones set to be discussed
Lok Sabha members to use digital pens on electronic tabs to mark attendance
The Winter Session of Parliament is scheduled to begin on Monday (November 25, 2024). Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu
The Winter Session of Parliament is scheduled to begin on Monday (November 25, 2024) and continue till December 20.
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
The government has listed 15 bills, including one to amend the Waqf law and five new ones, for the winter session of Parliament.
The Merchant Shipping Bill, also a new draft law planned by the government, seeks to ensure compliance with India’s obligation under maritime treaties to which New Delhi is a party.
Besides, the Coastal Shipping Bill and the Indian Ports Bill have also been listed for introduction and eventual passage.
As many as eight bills, including the Waqf (Amendment) Bill and the Mussalman Wakf (Repeal) Bill, are pending in Lok Sabha. Two others are with Rajya Sabha.
Winter Session of Parliament from November 25 to December 20
Winter session of Parliament to start from November 25 to continue till December 20, says Kiren Rijiju
Winter Parliament session from November 25 to Decembner 20, focus on Waqf Amendment Bill and ‘One Nation One Election.’
Lok Sabha members to use digital pens on electronic tabs to mark attendance
Lok Sabha members attending the Winter Session of Parliament beginning Monday will have the option of marking their attendance using a digital pen on an electronic tab.
Electronic tabs will be kept at four counters in the lobby of the Lok Sabha chamber as part of Speaker Om Birla’s initiative to make Parliament paperless.
“Physical attendance registers will continue to be kept at the counters. However, members are advised to use the tab as a preferred choice and help make Parliament paperless,” the Lok Sabha Secretariat said.
Officials said the members would have to first select their names from the drop down menu on the tab, affix their signatures with the help of the digital pen, and press the ‘submit’ button to register their attendance.
TDP MPs seek discussions in Parliament on all important issues related to Andhra Pradesh
The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MPs raised various issues, mainly on the implementation of Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2014 (APRA), linking of Godavari and Penna rivers and the multipurpose Polavaram project, in the all-party meeting held at New Delhi on the eve of commencement of the winter session of the Parliament.
Briefing media persons about it, Telugu Desam (TD) Parliamentary Party leader Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu said the MPs wanted discussions in the Parliament on the resolution of pending matters under the APRA, proposed establishment of a petroleum refinery in the State and status of the Polavaram project.
Opposition demands debate on Manipur, Adani
Pointing at a frosty winter session of Parliament, the Opposition at the all-party meeting held on Sunday (November 23, 2024) laid down its demands for a detailed debate on Manipur conflict and its spillover impact on other neighbouring States in the northeast and a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into industrialist Gautam Adani’s business interest in the wake of recent indictment by a U.S. court.
While the Opposition is preparing to attack the government, there are indications of cracks within its ranks. Congress president and Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge has invited the floor leaders of INDIA parties for a meeting at 10 a.m. on Monday to take a call on whether the group should attend the November 26 joint parliamentary session to commemorate the 75th anniversary of adoption of Constitution.
