Winter Session Of Parliament  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the Winter Session of Parliament is an important one and all lawmakers should contribute to enriching discussions. The International Olympic Committee's (IOC) latest initiative of launching Olympic Channel Hindi was hailed by Union sports minister Kiren Rijiju. All this and more on MyNation in 100 seconds.

Key bills are expected to be tabled in the Winter Session of the Parliament that begins today. Ahead of the commencement of the Winter Session, Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended an all-party leaders meeting, where he said that the government will seek to work together will all parties in a constructive manner to take up all pending legislative work.

The winter session of the parliament is likely to begin from November 18 and end in mid-December. A formal decision is expected to be announced next week after the meeting of the Union Cabinet.
 

Ahead of the winter session, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, 'I hope members will spend their time in the House for the welfare of the people, not for themselves or their parties. The session is important; many issues of public importance will be taken up. I have faith that all the members of the Parliament will respect this sentiment and move ahead. Our efforts are that discussions are held on all issues'

Leader of the Congress in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad has said that the opposition's main concerns are the Rafale deal, autonomy of the RBI, aftermath of demonetisation , 'intolerance', etc. In the meeting, representatives of the opposition gave no assurance to PM Modi that the House will be allowed to function smoothly.
 

Prahlad Joshi also demanded that All India Congress Committee president Rahul Gandhi must clarify his stand on the Ram temple issue during the winter session of the Parliament.

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