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The Winter session of Parliament will be held from December 1 to 19.<\/h2>\n
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Earlier today, the Congress Rajya Sabha MP slammed the Central government for scheduling the Parliament’s Winter Session late and for a shorter duration. (File)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday took a jibe at Congress over its criticism of the short duration of the upcoming Winter Session of Parliament, and accused the party of disrupting proceedings rather than participating in debates.<\/p>\n

In a response to Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, who questioned why the Winter Session had been scheduled later and for a shorter duration than usual, Rijiju said that Congress should focus on constructive participation rather than questioning the schedule.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs if Congress leaders are interested in running Parliament Session! But I will never get tired of repeatedly appealing the Congress Party to participate in the Parliament debates and discussions and also not to create obstacles for other sincere MPs. Let Parliament function,” he said in a post on X.<\/p>\n

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As if Congress leaders are interested in running Parliament Session! But I will never get tired of repeatedly appealing the Congress Party to participate in the Parliament debates and discussions and also not to create obstacles for other sincere MPs. Let Parliament function \ud83d\ude4f https:\/\/t.co\/4UoJPN0VcT<\/a>\u2014 Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) November 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Earlier today, the Congress Rajya Sabha MP slammed the Central government for scheduling the Parliament\u2019s Winter Session late and for a shorter duration.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was very surprised that this winter session was called so late. It\u2019s usually convened between November 20th and 23rd, and 24th December, lasting three to four weeks. I was surprised that this time the session will begin on December 1st and last only 15 days,” he said as quoted by news agency ANI.<\/p>\n

He further said that shortening sessions is often seen ahead of general elections and hinted that this may signal an early start to Lok Sabha polls.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t understand what the government is running away from. Is there no legislation, no bills, no topic for debate? They just want to end it as a formality as quickly as possible. This is the first time we\u2019ve seen this\u2026 Yes, sessions are shortened before elections, so does this indicate that Lok Sabha elections are coming?” he added.<\/p>\n

Parliament Winter Session<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Winter session of Parliament will be held from December 1 to 19. Announcing the development, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju stated, \u201cThe Hon\u2019ble President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu ji has approved the proposal of the Government to convene the Winter Session of Parliament from 1st December 2025 to 19th December, 2025 (subject to exigencies of Parliamentary business).”<\/p>\n

The three-week session will have 15 sittings in all and is expected to be stormy as it comes in the midst of the Election Commission\u2019s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in 12 states and Union territories, an exercise against which several opposition parties have raised objections.<\/p>\n

The Monsoon Session of the Parliament saw stormy debates between the government and the Opposition over issues, including the April 26 Pahalgam terror attack and India\u2019s subsequent \u2018Operation Sindoor\u2019 against terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir.<\/p>\n

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Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degree from Ben…Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degree from Ben… Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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