Winter session of Parliament from December 1 to 19: 15 sittings

The Winter Session of Parliament will run from December 1st to December 19th. There will be 15 sittings over 19 days. Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju announced this on the social media platform X on Saturday.

Previously, the Monsoon Session of Parliament ran from July 21st to August 21st. On the first day of the session, the then Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, Jagdeep Dhankhar, resigned. The entire session was subsequently disrupted by opposition protests over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar. A total of 21 sittings were held during the Monsoon Session.

The Lok Sabha was scheduled to have 120 hours of discussion, but only 37 hours of proceedings were held. The Rajya Sabha saw only 41 hours of discussion. A total of 27 bills were passed in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. The Constitution Amendment Bill, which would remove the arrested Prime Minister and Chief Minister, was the most discussed bill. A proposal to refer it to the JPC was passed.

The Winter Session of Parliament also saw the I.N.D.I.A. The bloc may initiate impeachment proceedings against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar. On August 18th, a meeting of the I.N.D.I.A. bloc was held at the residence of Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge.

Following the meeting, eight opposition parties, including the Congress, TMC, Samajwadi Party, DMK, and RJD, held a joint press conference. TMC General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee stated, "There are three days left in the current session of Parliament (monsoon session). A 14-day notice is required for impeachment proceedings. Given the CEC's attitude, we will submit the notice in the next session (winter session)."

Indeed, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi had accused the Election Commission of vote-stealing on August 7th. On August 17th, CEC Gyanesh Kumar had said, "Rahul should file an affidavit on the allegations of vote-stealing or apologize to the nation."

On July 29th, a 16-hour-long debate on Operation Sindoor took place in the Lok Sabha. PM Modi and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, participated in the debate.

Rahul Gandhi said in his 36-minute speech, "If he has the guts, the Prime Minister should say here in the House that he is lying. The Lok Sabha debate on Operation Sindoor lasted for over 16 hours."

In his one-hour-and-40-minute speech, PM Modi, without naming Trump, said, "During Operation Sindoor, no country in the world stopped India from taking action to protect its own security."