02/12/23 | 3:13 pm

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All-party meeting held ahead of Winter Session of Parliament

Union Minister Pralhad Joshi chaired the meeting that began at 11 am at the Parliament Library building.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi, Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal were seen arriving for the meeting on Saturday.

Among the opposition leaders, Congress MP Jairam Ramesh, Pramod Tiwari, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) MP Mahua Maji were present in the meeting.

The meeting is being held a day before results of assembly elections of four states (Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Telangana) are announced on December 3. Results of Mizoram polls will be announced on December 4.

The outcome of the polls is expected to have resonance in the Session. Several exit polls have predicted different fortunes for the parties that have contested in those states.

The all-party meeting is usually convened a day before the session begins, this time it has been preponed by a day due to the counting of votes for the assembly polls.

The Winter Session of the Parliament is scheduled to have 15 sittings until December 22. 

Three important bills which seek to replace the IPC, CrPC and the Evidence Act may be taken up for consideration during the session.

(Inputs from ANI)

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