Winter Session of Parliament likely to conclude on December 23, a week ahead of schedule

Winter Session of Parliament likely to conclude on December 23, a week ahead of schedule

The Winter session was supposed to end on December 29, 2022. It had begun on December 7.

IANSUpdated: Tuesday, December 20, 2022, 04:29 PM IST
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Winter Session of Parliament likely to conclude on December 23, a week ahead of schedule | File pic

New Delhi: The Winter session of Parliament is likely to conclude on December 23, six days before its scheduled culmination, sources privy to developments said.

They added that the decision has been taken keeping in mind the forthcoming Christmas week.

Consensus reached

Leaders of all parties are said to have arrived at a consensus to end the session on December 23.

The Winter session was supposed to end on December 29, 2022. It had begun on December 7.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla had received representations from several opposition leaders to end the session early, keeping in mind the festival and year-end season ahead.

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