Scrapped or late start? Oppn awaits winter session dates from Modi govt

Opposition members like Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien have said the government should have conveyed the dates of the Winter session by now

Is the Narendra Modi government planning to scrap or shorten the Winter session of Parliament? Or is it that such misgivings are unfounded and it might just be a case of a late start?

The Parliament sits for three sessions in a year – the Budget, Monsoon, and Winter sessions.

According to Article 85 of the Constitution, the President has to "from time to time summon each House of Parliament to meet at such time and place as he thinks fit...."

The Constitution mandates that the maximum gap between two sessions – this period is called 'intersession' – shall not