Overview
- President Droupadi Murmu approved the dates for a 15-sitting session from December 1 to 19, with the schedule subject to parliamentary exigencies, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju announced on X.
- Opposition leaders called the timetable unusually delayed and truncated, with Congress’s Jairam Ramesh and Trinamool’s Derek O’Brien accusing the government of sidestepping scrutiny.
- Debate is expected to center on the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, as draft rolls are due on December 9 and court challenges and state-level objections continue.
- The government is preparing to advance key legislation reported for the agenda, including the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, the Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill, the Jammu & Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, and economic reform measures such as Jan Vishwas and IBC amendments.
- C.P. Radhakrishnan will make his debut as Rajya Sabha chair, following a Monsoon Session that recorded low productivity and frequent disruptions over SIR and other disputes.