The Winter session of Parliament will commence on December 4 and continue till December 22, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Thursday.
“Winter Session, 2023 of Parliament will commence from 4th December and continue till 22nd December having 15 sittings spread over 19 days. Amid Amrit Kaal looking forward to discussions on Legislative Business and other items during the session,” he wrote in a post on X.
The Ethics Committee report on the “cash-for-query” allegations against TMC MP Mahua Moitra will be tabled in the Lok Sabha during the session, reports PTI.
The panel met on Thursday and adopted its report on the ‘cash-for-query’ allegation against Moitra. While six members of the panel voted for it, four members were against it, committee chairman Vinod Sonkar said.
Three key bills which seek to replace the IPC, CrPC and the Evidence Act are likely to be taken up for consideration during the session as the standing committee on Home has already adopted the three reports recently.
Another key bill pending in Parliament relates to the appointment of the chief election commissioner and election commissioners.
Introduced in the Monsoon session, the government had not pushed for its passage in the special session of Parliament amid protests from the opposition and former chief election commissioners as it seeks to bring on par the status of the CEC and ECs with that of the cabinet secretary.
They presently enjoy the status of a Supreme Court judge.