New Delhi. The government has listed 16 bills, including the Waqf Amendment Bill, for the winter session of Parliament starting from Monday. Five new bills are also included in these. Among these five new proposed laws, there is also a bill related to the establishment of a cooperative university.
The pending bills also include the Waqf (Amendment) Bill which has been listed for consideration and passing by the joint committee of both the Houses after submitting its report in the Lok Sabha. The committee has been asked to submit its report on the last day of the first week of the winter session. The winter session will continue till December 20.
Based on the report of the committee headed by former President Ram Nath Kovind, no bill related to “One Nation One Election” is currently listed. The Cabinet has approved this report. The other bill listed by the government is the Punjab Courts (Amendment) Bill. Apart from this, the Coastal Shipping Bill and the Indian Ports Bill have also been listed for introduction and passing. Eight bills, including the Waqf (Amendment) Bill and the Muslim Waqf (Repeal) Bill, are pending in the Lok Sabha. Two others are with Rajya Sabha.