A file photo of the Parliament building. | PTI
The Centre has said that there will be no Winter Session of Parliament this time because of the coronavirus crisis,
The Indian Express reported on Tuesday.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi confirmed the government’s decision in a letter to Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury. The MP had made a demand for a short Winter Session to discuss the farm laws, which have triggered protests across the country.
“At present, we are in the middle of December and a Covid vaccine is expected very soon,” Joshi told Chowdhury. “In this regard, I have 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.”
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Highlights
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
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New Delhi, December 15
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi in his letter to Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury made it clear that no winter session of Parliament will be convened due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the Budget Session is likely to be called in January 2021.
Chowdhury, in his letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on December 3 mentioned a number of issues such as farmers agitation, status/preparation of Covid-19 vaccine, Chinese intrusion, economic slowdown and unemployment scenario to press for the short Winter Session.
Joshi in his letter to Chowdhury referring to his letter to Birla said that winter months are crucial for managing the pandemic because of the recent spurt in cases during this period, particularly in Delhi.
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