The Winter Session of Parliament begins today, November 25. The session, which will run until December 20, will have a total of 19 sittings. The Modi-led Union government has listed 16 bills, including the Waqf Act Amendment Bill, for this session. The ongoing violence in Manipur is also expected to be raised during the session.
Several opposition leaders stated on Thursday that they would also raise the Adani Group bribery issue in the Winter session, with some calling for a joint parliamentary committee probe into the allegations.
Billionaire Gautam Adani has been charged by US prosecutors for allegedly participating in a scheme to pay a USD 265 million (approximately Rs 2,200 crore) bribe to Indian officials in exchange for favourable terms on solar power contracts.
Five bills have been listed for introduction, consideration, and passage, while 10 bills are listed for consideration and passage, according to the Lok Sabha bulletin.
The ‘Introduction, Consideration, and Passage’ includes the entire process of a bill becoming an Act of Parliament, starting from the introduction stage, whereas ‘Consideration and Passage’ refers to the process of a bill becoming an Act of Parliament, when the bill has already been introduced.