Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Bill 2023 and Bharatiya Sakshya Bill 2023 are among the Bills likely to be taken up.
New Delhi: The winter session of Parliament, 2023 will begin from December 4 and continue till December 22. Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Bill 2023 and Bharatiya Sakshya Bill 2023 are among the Bills likely to be taken up.
As leaders of political parties in Parliament met here on Saturday to discuss the agenda for the Winter session beginning Monday, opposition leaders demanded English nomenclature for the three bills seeking to replace criminal laws while also flagging issues of price rise, “misuse” of probe agencies, and Manipur.
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Briefing reporters, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said the government assured during the meeting that it is ready for discussion on all issues. He, however, said the opposition must ensure an enabling environment for discussion to take place.
Joshi said the government is fully ready for a structured debate and has requested the opposition to let the House function smoothly. He added that the government has taken the opposition’s suggestions positively. Joshi said 19 bills and two financial items were under consideration.
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Check List of Bills likely to be taken up during the Winter Session of Parliament
- The Repealing and Amending Bill, 2023, as passed by Lok Sabha.
- The Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2023, as passed by Rajya Sabha.
- The Press and Registration of Periodicals Bill, 2023, as passed by Rajya Sabha.
- The Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Castes Order (Amendment) Bill, 2023
- The Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Tribes Order (Amendment) Bill, 2023
- The Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023
- The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2023
- The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
- The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
- The Bhartiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
- The Post Office Bill, 2023
- The Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Bill, 2023
- The Boilers Bill, 2023
- The Provisional Collection of Taxes Bill, 2023
- The Central Goods and Services Tax (Second Amendment) Bill 2023
- The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization (Amendment) Bill, 2023
- The Government of Union Territories (Amendmenty Bill, 2023
- The National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second (Amendment) Bill,2023
- The Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2023
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Financial business
- Presentation, Discussion and Voting on First Batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants for the year 2023-24 and introduction, consideration and passing of the related Appropriation Bill.
- Presentation, Discussion and Voting on Demands for Excess Grants for the year 2020-21 and introduction, consideration and passing of the related Appropriation Bill.
Joshi had convened the meeting which was attended by senior leaders such as Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, Congress leaders Jairam Ramesh, Gaurav Gogoi, and Pramod Tiwari, Trinamool leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay, NCP leader Fouzia Khan, and RSP leader N K Premachandran among others.
The Winter session of Parliament begins on December 4 and will have 15 sittings till December 22, during which it is expected to consider key draft legislations, including three bills to replace the colonial era criminal laws.
The report of the Lok Sabha panel recommending the expulsion of Trinamool leader Mahua Moitra from the lower house over a “cash-for-query” complaint is also listed for tabling in the House on Monday, the first day of the session.
