By Admin 
On Sunday (November 30), just a day before the winter session of Parliament, the government called an all-party meeting, in which leaders of all major political parties participated. In this meeting held in the Parliament House, the opposition presented the issues of its agenda before the government, in which topics like Delhi blasts, Special Revision Process (SIR) of voter list, foreign policy concerns and national security were prominent. The government presented its priorities and appealed for cooperation in the smooth conduct of the session.
15 meetings, shortest session? Opposition’s question
The winter session will start from Monday and continue till December 19. This time the session will be of only 15 meetings, which is much less than the normal 20 meetings. Congress alleged that the government wants to ‘derail’ Parliament by keeping the session short.
Rijiju appealed for peaceful discussion
Before the meeting, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju held separate talks with the leaders of all the parties. He said, “It is winter season, hopefully everyone will work with a cool mind. There should be debate, but not disruption. A calm atmosphere will be beneficial for the country and Parliament will run smoothly.”
“The government is burying parliamentary traditions”
After the all-party meeting, Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi alleged that the central government was deliberately shortening the session. He said, “Discussion is possible only for 15 days in the total session of 19 days. Perhaps this will be the shortest winter session ever. It seems that the government itself wants to derail the Parliament.” He further said, “This government is engaged in burying the traditions of Parliament. That is why the opposition is united. Tomorrow we will have a meeting with Kharge ji.”
What issues does the opposition want discussed?
Gogoi enumerated six major demands of the opposition, which included-
1. Debate on Delhi blasts- He said that this is a sign of failure of security agencies.
2. Democratic Security- Review of voter lists, election security and SIR process.
3. Health Security- Emergency discussion on increasing pollution across the country.
4. Economic security- Detailed debate on inflation and employment.
5. Natural security- Demand for discussion regarding climate crisis.
6. Foreign Policy- The opposition alleges that India is running its foreign policy on the terms of other countries.
List of 14 bills ready for Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
The government has prepared a list of 14 bills for the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
1. Public Trust (Amendment) Bill, 2025
2. Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025 (IBC)
3. Manipur Goods and Services Tax (Second Amendment) Bill, 2025- To replace the Ordinance
4. Repealing and Amending Bill, 2025
5. National Highways (Amendment) Bill, 2025
6. Atomic Energy Bill, 2025
7. Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2025
8. Securities Markets Code Bill (SMC), 2025
9. Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2025
10. Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2025
11. Higher Education Commission of India Bill, 2025
12. Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025
13. Health Security Cess/National Security Cess Bill, 2025
14. Demand for First Supplementary Grant for the year 2025-26 (Financial Business)
Which big leaders attended the all party meeting
Top leaders of many parties attended the all-party meeting. On behalf of the government, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju and Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal were present. BJP President and Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha J.P. Nadda also attended the meeting.
From the opposition side, Jairam Ramesh, Pramod Tiwari and Gaurav Gogoi of Congress reached the meeting. DMK to T.R. Baalu and T. Siva, Derek O’Brien and Kalyan Banerjee from TMC, E.T. Mohammed Bashir, AAP’s Sushil Gupta, RJD’s Manoj Jha, BJD’s Sasmit Patra, YSRCP’s Midhun Reddy, Samajwadi Party’s Ram Gopal Yadav, AIADMK’s Thambidurai and BAP’s Rajkumar Rot were present.
Apart from this, leaders like Milind Deora of Shiv Sena (UBT), Sanjay Jha of JDU, Harsimrat Kaur of Akali Dal, Kamal Haasan, Anupriya Patel, John Brittas of CPI(M) and Rajkumar Shawag also took part in the meeting. The meeting of the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) of both the Houses of Parliament will also be held tomorrow at 4 pm.
Winter session will run from 1st to 19th December
The winter session of Parliament will start from December 1 and continue till December 19. A total of 15 working days have been scheduled in this period. Describing the session as relatively short, the opposition has demanded detailed and in-depth discussion on many important issues. Under normal circumstances, about 20 meetings are held in the winter session.
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