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NEW DELHI: The government has said the winter session of Parliament will not be held this year in view of the Covid-19 pandemic and that it will be appropriate to convene the budget session in January next year.
In a letter to leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said, “Winter months are very crucial for managing the pandemic because of recent spurt in cases during this period, particularly in Delhi. At present, we are in the middle of December and a Covid vaccine is expected very soon.”
The minister said he had informally contacted floor leaders of various political parties and “they have expressed their concerns about the ongoing pandemic and opined of doing away with winter session”.
No winter session of Parl
No winter session of Parl
NEW DELHI, Dec 15: The Government has said the winter session of Parliament will not be held this year in view of the COVID-19 pandemic and that it will be appropriate to convene the budget session in January next year.
In a letter to leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said, “Winter months are very crucial for managing the pandemic because of recent spurt in cases during this period, particularly in Delhi. At present, we are in the middle of December and a COVID vaccine is expected very soon.”
Explained: A look at how and when Parliament is convened
The government has said that parties are in favour of doing away with the Winter Session, and that it would be appropriate to have the Budget Session in January. How and when is Parliament convened? Updated: December 23, 2020 12:19:09 pm
Over the years, there has been a decline in the sittings days of Parliament. During the first two decades of Parliament, Lok Sabha met for an average of a little more than 120 days a year. This has come down to approximately 70 days in the last decade.
In response to a letter from the Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury seeking a short session of Parliament to discuss the new farm laws, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi
6:01 PM MYT KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian government led by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Tuesday secured parliamentary approval for the national budget by a slim majority. The 2021 budget proposed by Muhyiddin s Perikatan Nasional coalition, passed the third reading for the bill with the support of 111 members of parliament (MPs) with 108 voting against and one abstaining. (Malaysia-Budget-Parliamentary approval) - - - - NEW DELHI Indian government has decided not to convene the winter session of parliament this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, officials said Tuesday. The decision was conveyed by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi in a letter to opposition Congress party leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury. (India-Parliament session-Pandemic)