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Winter session of Parl from Dec 1-19: Rijiju

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November 09, 2025

Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju announced on Saturday that the winter session of Parliament will be held from December 1 to 19, indicating an unusually short session.

- Saubhadra Chatterjee

Last year, the winter session was held between November 25 and December 20.

“The Hon'ble President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu ji has approved the proposal of the Government to convene the #WinterSession of #Parliament from 1st December 2025 to 19th December, 2025 (subject to exigencies of Parliamentary business),” Rijiju tweeted.

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