Parliament winter session from December 15 to January 5: Govt sources

The Congress and other Opposition parties have been questioning the government for delaying the winter session

The winter session of Parliament is to start on December 15 and end on January 5, senior government sources said on Wednesday.
 
The Opposition said the delayed winter session was yet another example of the Narendra Modi government’s disregard for parliamentary conventions.
 
Other examples, Opposition members pointed out, were Narendra Modi government shortening the duration of the sessions, advancing the Budget session by a month and not circulating parliamentary papers among members well in advance, which left Opposition members with little time to prepare for discussions on proposed Bills.
 
However, constitutional experts said there was no constitutional