COVID-19 crisis: No Parliament Winter Session; MPs to meet directly during Budget
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prahlad Joshi has said in a reply to Congress leader of Opposition, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury that the Parliament will now convene in January 2021 for the Budget session
BusinessToday.In | December 15, 2020 | Updated 14:39 IST
Centre announced the Winter Session of Parliament has been called off due to the COVID-19 crisis. Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prahlad Joshi has said in a reply to Congress leader of Opposition, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury that the Parliament will now convene in January 2021 for the Budget session ahead of the Budget announcement on February 1.
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Parliament Winter Session: All parties favour scrapping the session, the government said. (File)
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He was responding to Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary
Mr Chaudhary demanded a session to discuss farm laws amid protests
New Delhi:
There will be no winter session of Parliament this time because of the coronavirus outbreak, the government has officially said, ending speculation. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi has said in a letter to the Congress s Lok Sabha leader that all political parties favour scrapping the session to avoid any Covid spread and jumping straight to th