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The winter session of Parliament starting from November 18 and running till December 13 is likely to be a stormy session between the government and the opposition.
There are host of issues that will see a showdown – The situation in Jammu and Kashmir, economic slowdown, unemployment and the government’s plan to bring the citizenship bill are some of the issues . The Ayodhya Verdict, the Rafale verdict, the political imbroglio in Maharashtra are other issues that could come up too.
The opposition also plans to raise the detention of National Conference patron Farooq Abdullah and ask the government to allow him to attend parliament.
Besides the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, the government also plans to convert two crucial ordinances into law during the session.
One ordinance reducing corporate tax rate for new and domestic manufacturing companies to arrest slowdown in the economy and boost growth was issued in September to give effect to amendments in the Income Tax Act, 1961 and Finance Act, 2019.
At an all-party meeting convened by Speaker Om Birla on Saturday, the opposition said it will seek answers from the government on issues such as slowdown in economy, farmer distress, unemployment and situation in Jammu and Kashmir after its special status was scrapped in August.
After the all-party meet on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted, saying, ‘We look forward to a productive Parliament session, where people-centric and development oriented issues would be discussed.’
Had a wonderful interaction with leaders and MPs across party lines this evening.
We look forward to a productive Parliament session, where people-centric and development oriented issues would be discussed. pic.twitter.com/EsNze39bSA
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 16, 2019
During the session, a special joint sitting of the both the Houses has been planned to mark Constitution Day on November 26.
