The winter session of Parliament began on Monday, during which as many as 26 bills are expected to be tabled, including the one to repeal the three contentious farm laws.
The Narendra Modi-led government will push for the repeal of the agriculture laws today to quell the year-long farmers’ protests ahead of key state elections next year. The Farm Laws Repeal Bill, which will be introduced by Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar, has been listed for passage in the Lok Sabha.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as well as the Congress have issued whips to its MPs asking them to be present during the session today. The Congress protested at Parliament House on Monday morning demanding the repeal of the three laws.
Meanwhile, in his customary address before the beginning of the winter session, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the Centre is ready to answer all questions in the house and insisted that the decorum of the house should be maintained by all parties.
Apart from the farm laws, a bill on cryptocurrency, personal data protection bill and others will also be tabled in the winter session of Parliament, which will have 19 working days. The session will conclude on December 23.
