The opposition has demanded a discussion on the Adani issue in the forthcoming Parliament winter session, scheduled to begin on Monday.
Ahead of the session, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday convened an all-party meeting. BJP president J P Nadda, Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi besides T Siva, Harsimrat Kaur Badal and Anupriya Patel attended the meet.
During the meeting, Congress demanded discussion on the issue of rising pollution in north India, Manipur ethnic strife and train accidents. Rijiju said the respective Business Advisory Committees of the Houses will decide on matters to be discussed in Parliament with consent from Lok Sabha speaker and Rajya Sabha chairperson.
Rijiju said, a total of 42 leaders from 30 political parties were present in the meeting. There are many topics. Everyone has asked for discussion on some topics but we want that there should be a good discussion in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. He said that the government is ready to discuss any topic.
“Our only request is that the House should run well and there should be no ruckus. Every member wants to participate in the discussion but the House should run well. To run the winter session well, everyone’s cooperation is needed and everyone’s participation is necessary,” he added.
The Winter Session of the Parliament is set to start from Monday and it will run till December 20. The government has listed 16 bills, including those pending in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, for consideration.
The Waqf (Amendment) Bill is pending in Lok Sabha and will be taken into consideration and passed after the joint committee of the two Houses submits its report to the Lok Sabha.
The panel is mandated to submit its report on the last day of the first week of the session. Mussalman Wakf (Repeal) Bill: Also a bill related to Waqf which is pending in Lok Sabha.