Parliament to take up waqf and ONOE bills in winter session – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The winter session of Parliament will begin on November 25 and will last till December 20. It will be a stormy period with controversial bills, including the Waqf (Amendment Act) 2024 and also a ‘one nation, one election’ legislation, likely to be adopted.
This session also coincides with the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution on November 26. The Constitution Day celebration will take place at the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan, highlighting the historic and ongoing importance of the Constitution.
“The President, on the recommendation of the government, has approved a proposal for convening both Houses of Parliament for the Winter Session of 2024, from November 25 to December 20, 2024 (subject to the requirements of parliamentary business),” Minister said of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju.
Joint Parliamentary Committee on the waqf bill, after holding several rounds of meetings and consultations, is expected to table its report in parliament on november 29, if it sticks to the deadline given to it in the previous session.
Regarding the ‘one nation, one election’ legislation, Home Minister Amit Shah had recently indicated that the government may bring the legislation, claiming that the bill will pass even though the majority of opposition parties have decided to oppose it. Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasized that his government is working towards achieving ‘one nation, one election’, which will ensure simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and state assemblies.
“We are now working towards ‘one nation, one election’ which will strengthen Indian democracy, deliver optimal results from its resources and give new impetus to the country in realizing the dream of a developed India. Today, India is moving towards ‘one nation, one civil code, which is a secular civil code,’ the Prime Minister had said in Kevathia in Gujarat on Sardar Patel’s birth anniversary.
However, the Congress has rejected the idea of ​​implementing ‘one nation, one election’ and said the Prime Minister should take everyone in Parliament into confidence on the matter. After Modi’s speech, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge rejected the idea of ​​simultaneous polls, calling it “impossible”.