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NEW DELHI: The government on Tuesday said the winter session of Parliament will not be held due to the Covid-19 pandemic, drawing criticism from opposition parties which claimed they were not consulted with Congress calling it “decimation of parliamentary democracy”.
In a December 14 letter to leader of Congress in Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said that he had informally contacted floor leaders of various political parties and that “they have expressed their concerns about the ongoing pandemic and opined of doing away with winter session”.
Chowdhury had earlier sought convening of the winter session to discuss farmers’ protests and find a way to end the impasse among other important issues.
Updated Dec 15, 2020 | 12:28 IST
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said various political party leaders opined that the Winter Session be done away with this year. Parliament of India | Photo Credit: IANS
New Delhi: The government on Tuesday announced that the Winter Session of Parliament has been called off in view of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said Parliament will next meet in January for the Budget Session. Various political party leaders expressed their concerns about the pandemic and opined of doing away with the Winter Session. Appropriate to have Budget Session2021 in January, Joshi said in response to a letter by Congress s Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, seeking the convening of the Winter Session of Parliament.
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No Winter Session of Parliament this year.
There will be no Winter Session of Parliament this year due to the pandemic, the government has informed. In a letter to Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said that the government is willing to have the next session of Parliament at the earlier . It would be appropriate to have the Budget Session, 2021 in January, 2021 keeping in mind the unprecedented circumstances created by Covid-19 pandemic, Joshi told Chowdhury.
Joshi said that he had held discussions with leaders of all parties and the consensus was not to call a session due to pandemic.
No winter session of Parliament, government suggests convening budget session in January 2021
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December 15, 2020 16:42 IST
The winter session has been scrapped after floor leaders of various political parties ‘expressed their concerns about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic’
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The winter session has been scrapped after floor leaders of various political parties ‘expressed their concerns about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic’ 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.