Govt mulling convening Winter Session from Dec 15

New Delhi, November 22 : The Centre is contemplating convening the Winter Session of Parliament from December 15, a day after the second phase of the Gujarat Assembly polls, government functionaries said on Wednesday.The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA) headed by Home Minister Rajnath Singh today met here to deliberate upon the dates of the session.
The session would likely be held from December 15 till January 5, government functionaries said on the condition of anonymity.
Later, briefing the reporters on the Cabinet decisions, Finance Ministry Arun Jaitley said the Winter Session schedule would be such that it did not overlap with the assembly elections, and it would be a “regular” session.He said in a democracy when elections were on, political parties addressed the people directly.