Overview
- All‑party and Business Advisory Committee meetings ended without a decision on scheduling a debate, with the government proposing a discussion on 150 years of Vande Mataram and saying it would revert on the SIR demand.
- The Election Commission extended SIR timelines by a week, shifting form distribution to December 11, draft rolls to December 16, the claims and objections window to January 15, and final rolls to February 14.
- Opposition leaders warned of possible floor disruptions if SIR is not taken up, while also pressing for debates on the recent Delhi blast, air pollution, labour codes, economic issues, and foreign policy.
- The government listed 14 bills for introduction or consideration, including the Atomic Energy Bill, 2025, the Higher Education Commission of India Bill, 2025, and amendments to insolvency, corporate, highways, securities, insurance, arbitration, excise, and GST laws.
- The truncated Winter Session runs from December 1 to December 19 with 15 sittings, as ministers emphasized willingness to listen under parliamentary rules and the Prime Minister prepared to brief the media on opening day.