Ahead of the Winter Session of Parliament on November 24, the Government on Tuesday said it was looking forward to a “more meaningful and constructive” session and would go the extra mile to accommodate the Opposition parties.
The coming Parliament Session is to witness a heavy legislative business with about 60 Bills to be placed on the table including those for passage and introduction. Some Bills may also be withdrawn.Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said that the Government will go the extra mile to accommodate the Opposition on debates on different issues and hoped that it will extend its cooperation to make the session beginning from November 24 a “more meaningful and constructive” affair.
Naidu, however, stressed that the Opposition should realise that “democracy functions through numbers also”.“The Opposition will have to do its duty. We have to do our duty. The Opposition must have its say. The Government must have its way. This is the beauty of democracy. The Opposition has enough space in parliamentary democracy. Talk out, walk out, debate, decide,” he said.
“I have received information about more than 60 Bills including those for consideration and passage, for introduction as also for withdrawal,” he said.Naidu was speaking to the media after new Ministers of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and Rajiv Pratap Rudy assumed charge. He said both were capable and experienced and he would immensely benefit by their induction.
Naqvi, who will be handling the affairs in Rajya Sabha where the BJP-led NDA does not have a majority, said that the Government plans to go ahead with its work by taking into confidence all concerned and have better coordination and communication.