New Delhi : Leaders of political parties in Parliament met here on Saturday to discuss the agenda for the Winter session of Parliament beginning Monday. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi chaired the meeting which was attended by senior leaders such as Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, Congress leaders Jairam Ramesh, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) MP Mahua Maji among others.
The Winter session of Parliament begins on December 4 and will have 15 sittings till December 22, during which it is expected to consider key draft legislations, including three bills to replace the colonial era criminal laws.
The report of the Lok Sabha panel recommending the expulsion of Trinamool leader Mahua Moitra from the lower house over a "cash-for-query" complaint is also listed for tabling in the House on Monday, the first day of the session. Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has written to the Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, describing the punishment recommended by the Ethics Panel in Mahua case as 'extremely serious' having wide ramifications.
The Parliament session begins on December 4, a day after the results of assembly elections of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Telangana will be announced on December 3. The counting of Mizoram polls will be held on December 4. The all-party meeting, which is normally convened a day before the Parliament session, has been advanced by a day due to the counting of votes for the four states. (with agency inputs)
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