Parliament's Winter Session begins today; PM Modi emphasises on quality debates, healthy discussions on issues of India's development

News Bharati    18-Nov-2019
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New Delhi, November 18: Ahead of the Winter Session, that is the last one in 2019 and is the 250th Rajya Sabha session, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the Parliament wants frank discussions on all matter. "It is important that there should be quality debates, there should be dialogues and discussions, everyone should contribute to enrich the discussions in the Parliament", he said.

 
"In the past few days I had the opportunity to meet leaders of almost all political parties. The last session was phenomenal due to the support of and active participation all MPs, that is an achievement of not only the government or the treasury benches, but the entire Parliament," Modi said.
 
Calling for open discussions on all matters, Modi emphasised on the importance of quality debates. "There should be dialogues and discussions, everyone should contribute to enrich the discussions in the Parliament," he added.
The parliament this time is expected to witness much heat as the Opposition looks to corner the Union government over issues such as the economic slowdown and the situation in Kashmir while the Modi dispensation seeks to push through the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.
The previous session of Parliament created a record for maximum Bills passed in the last 67 years. During the session, the Lok Sabha worked for 281 hours, or 135 percent of the scheduled hours. This figure is higher than any other session in the past 20 years. The Centre had extended the session in order to complete the legislative business. The Rajya Sabha also saw high productivity, at 100 percent.
 
On Sunday the Opposition leaders, including Ghulam Nabi Azad of the Congress, raised the continuing illegal detention of mainstream leaders in Jammu and Kashmir like Farooq Abdullah, who is also a Lok Sabha member, and said that they would take up issues like economic slowdown and unemployment in the session, that is slated to end by December 13.