Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday announced the dates for the winter session of Parliament. According to the schedule, the winter session of the parliament will be held from December 1 to 19.
In a post on X, he said, “The Hon’ble President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu has approved the Government’s proposal to convene the #WinterSession of #Parliament from 1st December 2025 to 19th December 2025 (subject to the needs of Parliamentary Affairs).”
He concluded his post by saying, “We look forward to a constructive and meaningful session that will strengthen our democracy and serve the aspirations of the people.
This announcement comes at a time when political campaigning has entered its final leg ahead of Phase 2 of the Bihar assembly elections. The Bihar election results will be declared on November 14, three days after the last round of polls to be held on November 11.
The Prime Minister held two rallies today, first in Sitamarhi and second in Bettiah. As the political climate heats up, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) – Janata Dal (United) led by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is locking horns with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) – Congress led Mahagathbandhan.
Possible questions for discussion at the winter meeting of the parliament
In the upcoming winter session of Parliament, the government plans to introduce the Drugs, Medical Devices and Cosmetics Bill, 2025. This was brought up by Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) Dr Rajeev Raghuvanshi at a high-level meeting of the Union Health Ministry held on November 4.
The proposal refers to the growing demand for the regulation of medical devices and cosmetics so that they meet the standards of safety and quality control of medical devices. Its aim is to strengthen laws governing market surveillance and the requirement for drug quality testing.
During a meeting chaired by Union Health Minister JP Nadda, Central Drug Standards Control Organization (CDSCO) and senior officials of DCGI outlined the framework of the proposed law. The meeting comes in the backdrop of deaths of minors in Madhya Pradesh linked to contaminated cough syrup.
In September, the Congress demanded that the Prime Minister Modi-led government introduce a bill to implement Article 15(5) in the winter session of Parliament. This refers to reservation for SC, ST and OBC in private educational institutions.
Citing a parliamentary committee report to support its argument, the opposition party claimed that students from SC, ST and OBC communities are under-represented in private universities.
Congress department chief SC Rajendra Pal Gautam claimed, “People from the BJP are stealing both the franchise and reservations. It is a conspiracy to gradually shut down government educational institutions and then take the entire education system into private hands.” He made this statement at a joint press conference with Adivasi Congress chief Vikrant Bhuria and the party’s OBC unit chief Anil Jaihind.
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