Winter Session of Parliament: Constitution debate in Lok Sabha today amid Govt-INDIA bloc face-off
Live MintThe Lok Sabha will today begin a two-day debate on the Constitution to mark the beginning of the 75th year of its adoption in the country. The Constitution debate will take place in the Lok Sabha on December 13 and 14, and in the Rajya Sabha on December 16 and 17. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will initiate the debate on the Constitution in the Lok Sabha, while Union Home Minister Amit Shah is expected to initiate a similar debate in the Rajya Sabha, government sources said. The opposition Congress also held a strategy meeting at the party headquarters, which was attended by party president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, besides other senior leaders, including KC Venugopal and Jairam Ramesh, to plan for the strategy in Parliament for the upcoming week. Rahul to speak from Opposition side While Rahul Gandhi was likely to start the discussion on the Constitution in the Lok Sabha on behalf of the opposition as LoP, some leaders pointed to a change of strategy and said that Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra may open the debate for the opposition camp, which would be her maiden speech in the Lok Sabha.