Parliament Winter Session live updates | Lok Sabha to take up Repealing and Amending Bill; session likely to end today

Here are all the live updates from the 13th working day of the Winter Session of Parliament.

Today, the Lok Sabha is expected to take up the Repealing and Amending Bill, 2022, which repeals 60 outdated laws and rectifies one. Post this, both the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha are expected to take up Private Members’ Bills. While 27 such Bills are sought to be introduced in the Upper House, more than a hundred are expected to be introduced in the Lower House. Bills shall also be taken up for consideration and passing in both Houses, including a few proposing Constitutional Amendments.

On December 22, both Houses saw a stormy start as Opposition members demanded a discussion on the India-China border clash in Tawang Sector, Arunachal Pradesh. While the Lok Sabha witnessed many adjournments during the day, Opposition members staged a walkout in the Rajya Sabha after a heated back-and-forth with the Chairman. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya addressed Parliament regarding the COVID-19 situation in the country and urged people to wear masks, use sanitisers, maintain social distancing and get precautionary vaccine doses. Later in the day, the Rajya Sabha discussed and passed the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Second Amendment) Bill, 2022, and the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Fourth Amendment) Bill, 2022.

The Winter Session is likely to conclude today, a week ahead of schedule. The session began on December 7.

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In the Lok Sabha, Congress MP Manish Tewari has given a notice to adjournment motion, to discuss the border situation with China.

In the Rajya Sabha, CPI(M) MP John Brittas has given a Zero Hour notice expressing his concerns regarding the recommendations of the Committee of Parliament on Official Language to implement Hindi as the medium of instruction in central universities and institutes of national importance.