The winter session of parliament, which will continue till December 13, starts today. Nearly 50 bills are expected to be tabled in the 26-day long session that will witness over 20 sittings.
Several important bills include Taxation Law Amendment Bill 2019, Bill to ban e-cigarettes, Insolvency and Bankruptcy(Second Amendment Bill 2019, Medical Termination of Pregnancy Amendment Bill, National Police University Bill.
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to grant citizenship to Hindus, Jains, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Parsis from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan, is also on the cards.
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02:35 PM | PM addresses Rajya Sabha
The Rajya Sabha has benefitted people from scientists, people from the field of arts and sports and more such people, who may not have been elected democratically. Baba Saheb himself is a great example of this: PM Modi addresses Parliament.
11:50 AM | Section 144 has been imposed near the Parliament ahead of the JNUSU protest march
The HRD Ministry on Monday appointed a three-member committee to recommend ways to restore normal functioning of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), officials said. The Ministry’s committee on JNU will initiate dialogues with students and administration as well as submit recommendations on resolution of all issues.
11:30 AM | TMC has given Adjournment Motion Notice in Lok Sabha over detention of National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah
10:20 AM | Economy in Focus
Slowing economy, rising unemployment, farmers’ distress and the continued detention of political leaders in Jammu and Kashmir in the main focus.
10:00 AM | Some of the new bills to be introduced are:
Citizenship Amendment Bill
Personal Data Protection Bill
Companies Amendment Bill
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Amendment Bill
Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill
Industrial Relations Code Bill
MSME Development (Amendment) Bill
International Financial Services Centres Authority Bill
Pesticides Management
Multi-State Cooperative Societies laws
