Ahead of the commencement of the winter session of Parliament today, Congress MP Manickam Tagore B on Monday morning announced that he was set to move for an adjournment motion in the lower house to open up discussion for the Adani indictment matter.
Congress MP Ranjeet Ranjan has written a letter to the Secretary-General of the Rajya Sabha and demanded a short-duration discussion on rising 'air pollution' in Delhi.
The Parliament session is set to start today, with various issues slated to be discussed, including the Waqf Act (Amendment) Bill. The session will conclude on December 20.
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has strongly criticised the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, calling it "anti-democratic" and "anti-constitutional."
As the Waqf (Amendment) Bill is on the agenda of the government among sixteen bills for the winter session of Parliament beginning on Monday, residents of Kochi have raised their concerns through a protest against the Act.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju responded by asserting that the government is "ready to discuss any topic" and called for a peaceful and productive winter session of the Parliament.
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Sasmit Patra has said that his party MPs will raise the demand for special category status for Odisha in the coming winter session of the parliament which will commence on Monday.
The winter Session of Parliament will commence tomorrow and subject to exigencies of Government Business, the session is set to conclude on December 20. There will be no sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on November 26, to commemorate "Constitution Day" as per a statement.
The finance minister will also move bills to amend the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, of 1970, and the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, of 1980 be taken into consideration.