Winter session of Par likely to be 'stormy'
New
Delhi,
Nov
15:
The
three-week-long
winter
session
of
Parliament
is
expected
to
be
a
'stormy" owing
to
the
debates
on
issues
like
Nandigram
violence,
Indo-US
civil
nuke
deal
and
the
problems
faced
by
farmers.
The
alleged
wheat
imports
scam
is
also
expected
to
generate
a
lot
of
heat
in
both
the
Houses
of
the
Parliament.
The
nuclear
deal
which
paralysed
proceedings
during
the
monsoon
session
may
not
generate
that
much
heat
and
a
move
is
afoot
for
a
discussion
on
the
issue
at
the
beginning
of
the
session.
The Left Front had agreed to debate on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's August 13 speech on the 123-agreement. The BJP also had expressed their readiness to take part in the debate in spite of it being not held under clauses that would have entailed voting.
However with the Nandigram violence flaring up in recent days and the forceful 'recapture' of the area by CPI (M) cadres that has already got a support from West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, the opposition BJP is likely to take the issue very strongly on the floor of the House.
The Left parties, especially the CPI (M), which provides outside support to the UPA Government, may find itself, cornered on the Nandigram violence issue.
The government is expected to be pilloried by the opposition over problems faced by farmers including that of minimum support prices for paddy and wheat imports as well as rising prices, which was burdening the common man.
Besides these issues, Narendra Modi"s role in the post-Godhra riots in view of the forthcoming Gujarat Assembly polls are also likely to be discussed.
The Bills that are scheduled to be introduced are the Indian Council of World Affairs (Amendment) Bill, 2007, the NEPA Limited (Disinvestment of Ownership) Bill, 2007, the Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Bill, 2007 (To replace an Ordinance), the Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill, 2007, the National Highways Authority of India (Amendment) Bill, 2007, the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) (Union Territories) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2007, the National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Bill, 2007 (To replace an Ordinance), the Rehabilitation and Settlement Bill, 2007, the Land Acquisition (Amendment) Bill, 2007, the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2007, the Authority for Advanced Rulings on Central Taxes (Amendment) Bill, 2007, the Central Universities Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2007, the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2007 and the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Second Amendment Bill, 2007.
Another sixteen Bills will be considered for passing during this session that include the Indian Boilers (Amendment) Bill, 1994, the Aircraft (Amendment) Bill, 2007, the Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2005, the Payment and Settlement Systems Bill, 2006, the Tyre Corporation of Indian Ltd. (Disinvestment of Ownership) Bill, 2007, the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2007, the Labour Laws (Exemption from Furnishing Returns and Maintaining Registers by Certain Establishments) Amendment and Miscellaneous Provision Bill, 2005, the Factories (Amendment) Bill, 2005, the National Jute Board Bill, 2006, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences and the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (Amendment) Bill, 2007, the Sashastra Seema Bal Bill, 2007, the Armed Forces Tribunal Bill, 2005, the Indira Gandhi National Tribal University Bill, 2007, the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes University Bill, 2007, the Communal Violence (Prevention, Control and Rehabilitation of Victims) Bill, 2007 and the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Bill, 2007. One Bill pertaining to the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) (Union Territories) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2003 will be considered for withdrawal.
Three financial items will be taken up in the session that include, discussion and Voting on Supplementary Demands for Grants (General) for 2007-08 and related Appropriation Bill, Demands for Excess Grants (General) for 2005-06 and related Appropriation Bill, and Supplementary Demands for Grants (Railway) for 2007-08 and related Appropriation Bill.
Two
non-legislative
items
will
be
considered
for
adoption
that
include
the
recommendations
of
Railway
Convention
Committee
(2004)
made
in
their
Third
Report
and
the
recommendations
of
Railway
Convention
Committee
(2004)
made
in
their
Sixth
Report.
Due
to
the
Assembly
elections
in
Gujarat
and
Himachal
Pradesh,
it
will
be
a
short
session
of
17
sittings,
covering
23
days.
The
winter
session
will
conclude
of
December
7.
All
ministers
should
attend
winter
session:
Speaker
Lok
Sabha
Speaker
Somnath
Chatterjee
on
Wednesday
said
Prime
Minister
Manmohan
Singh
could
undertake
a
foreign
visit
during
the
Parliament
session,
but
all
senior
ministers
should
be
present.
Dr. Singh will visit Singapore on November 20 for the ASEAN summit following which he will go to Uganda for the Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM) meet.
ANI
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