Winter session of parliament to begin from which date?
A. 1st December 2017
B. 15th December 2017
C. 5 January 2018
D. No winter session this year
Answer:B
Winter session of parliament to begin from which date?
A. 1st December 2017 B. 15th December 2017 C. 5 January 2018 D. No winter session this year
Explanation: Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs met on 24th November decided to call the winter session starting on the 15th December 2017. It will wrap on the 5th of January session will witness 14 days proceedings. Apart from weekends, only 25th and 26th of December will be holidays. The government is targeting tabling and passage of a bill to outlaw triple talaq during the winter session after Supreme Court made it illegal. Congress's Leader in the Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge said they also want discussions on GST implementation, demonetisation, GDP and others during the session.