Winter Session of Parliament 2023: ‘Government ready for structured debate,’ says Pralhad Joshi. View the list of accounts here

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Bill 2023 and Bharatiya Sakshya Bill 2023 are among the bills likely to be passed.

New Delhi: The winter session of Parliament, 2023, will start on December 4 and last until 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 passed.

As leaders of political parties met in Parliament here on Saturday to discuss the agenda for the winter session starting Monday, opposition leaders demanded an English nomenclature for the three bills seeking to replace the penal laws, while also raising issues of price hike and ‘abuse’ of investigative agencies were raised. and Manipur.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said the government assured at the meeting that it is ready for discussion on all issues. However, he said the opposition must provide a conducive environment for discussion.

Joshi said the government is fully ready for a structured debate and asked the Opposition to ensure smooth functioning of the House. He added that the government has taken the opposition’s suggestions positively. Joshi said 19 bills and two financial items were pending.

Checklist of bills likely to be debated during the winter session of Parliament

1. The Repeal and Amendment Bill, 2023, as passed by Lok Sabha.
2. The Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2023, as passed by Rajya Sabha.
3. The Press and Registration of Periodicals Act, 2023, as passed by Rajya Sabha.
4. Scheduled Caste (Amendment) to the Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Bill, 2023
5. The Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Tribes Order (Amendment) Bill, 2023
6. The Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023
7. The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization (Amendment) Act, 2023
8. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
9. The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
10. The Bhartiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
11. The Post Office Act, 2023
12. Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Tenure) Bill, 2023
13. The Boiler Act, 2023
14. The Provisional Collection of Taxes Bill, 2023
15. The Central Goods and Services Tax (Second Amendment) Bill 2023
16. The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization (Amendment) Act, 2023
17. The Government of the Union Territories (Amendment Act, 2023
18. National Capital Territory of Delhi Second (Amendment) Bill, Laws (Special Provisions), 2023
19. The Central Universities Amendment Bill, 2023

Financial matters

• Presentation, discussion and vote on the first series of supplementary grant applications for the year 2023-2024 and introduction, consideration and approval of the corresponding appropriations law.
• Presentation, discussion, and vote on excess grant requirements for the year 2020-21 and introduction, consideration, and passage of the associated appropriations bill.

Joshi had convened the meeting which was attended by senior leaders such as Defense 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 NK Premachandran. among other things.

The winter session of Parliament starts on December 4 and will have fifteen sessions until December 22. During this term, it is expected to deal with important bills, including three bills to replace colonial-era criminal laws.

The Lok Sabha panel’s report recommending the expulsion of Trinamool leader Mahua Moitra from the lower house over a “cash-for-query” complaint will also be tabled in the House on Monday, the first day of the session. Delegates submitted.