Parliament Session: Winter session of Parliament will start from November 25, all eyes will be on Waqf Bill.

New Delhi: The winter session of Parliament will begin after the assembly election results. Ten bills, including five new bills and the controversial Waqf (Amendment) Bill, can be passed in this special session of Parliament starting from November 25. The winter session will run from November 25 to December 20. In this session, most attention will be on the Waqf Bill, on which there has already been a lot of uproar in the JPC meeting. A meeting is to be held regarding this even today.

Which bills will be presented in Parliament?
The Modi government has listed only five new bills, including the Coastal Shipping Bill. It seeks to promote coastal trade and encourage participation of Indian flagged vessels owned and operated by Indian nationals for national security and commercial needs. Along with this, the Indian Ports Bill, 2024 will also be introduced in the Parliament, which aims to provide for port conservation, as well as security and pollution control measures at ports in line with India’s international obligations and statutory compliance.Everyone’s eyes on Waqf bill
The bill which will be most closely watched in the winter session of Parliament is the Waqf Bill. The government would like to get it passed in this session itself. The government has listed the bill, which is currently being reviewed by a joint committee of Parliament for consideration and passage. Opposition members of the committee want more time to study the bill and have written to the Lok Sabha Speaker against the fast pace of the committee led by BJP MP Jagdambika Pal. The committee has held 27 meetings so far, which indicates that the committee is keen to submit its report to Parliament in the winter session.