Parliament Winter Session begins today

The Winter Session of Parliament will begin today. The session will have 14 sittings of both the Houses. It will end on 5th of January next year. During the session, the Muslim Women Right on Marriage Bill related to triple talaq issue and legislation on granting Constitutional status to the Backward Class Commission are among the important bills which will be taken up for discussion and passage. 

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar said the Supplementary Demand for Grants and three ordinances including GST compensation to states will also be taken up. 

The Lok Sabha will be adjourned for the day today after paying tributes to its sitting and



former members who passed away after the Monsoon Session. 

In the Rajay Sabha, no government business is scheduled for today and private members business will be taken up being Friday. In a message, Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu has appealed to the government to give opportunity to the opposition to raise their issues. He also asked the opposition to co-operate with the ruling bench so that Parliament can fulfill the aspirations of people. 

The session is likely to be stormy as the opposition is gearing up to raise several issues to corner the treasury bench even though the government has expressed its willingness to discuss any issue.