Congress slams Modi govt for delay in Winter Session of Parliament

Party accuses govt of dodging questions, using Gujarat polls as delay tactic; demands firm dates from Centre

Parliament is set to have one of its shortest Winter Sessions since 1952, and the Congress on Monday accused the Narendra Modi government of dodging questions.

The Congress party demanded to know from the Centre the dates for the Winter Session. Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari said there is a time-honoured tradition that the Winter Session is usually convened in the third week of November, but the Modi government was delaying it under the excuse that the Gujarat assembly elections were round the corner.

There was no word from the government. Senior members of the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA) said