The parliament's winter session began on Tuesday with PM Modi urging all parties to use the session to discuss topics of public interest. The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day after paying obituary references to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee and four sitting members.
As soon as the House assembled, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan read out the obituary references to Vajpayee, Chatterjee, Union Minister Ananth Kumar, sitting MPs Bhola Singh, M.I. Shanavas and Mohammad Asrarul Haque.
The winter session will continue till January 8. According to reports, 45 bills are expected to be taken up during this session which is likely to have a total of 20 sittings. One of the most important bills that will come up during this session is the Triple Talaq Bill which was passed by the Lok Sabha in December last year. It has been pending in the Upper House.
