Winter Session of Parliament is normally convened in the third or fourth week of November but this year the government is looking at starting the month-long session immediately after the end of festive season. Winter Session of Parliament is normally convened in the third or fourth week of November but this year the government is looking at starting the month-long session immediately after the end of festive season. The Winter Session of Parliament will commence on November 16 and is likely to end on December 16, it was officially announced Wednesday. The recent surgical strikes in PoK are expected to grab limelight during the month-long Session. The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affair (CCPA) that had met here on October 13 and recommended that the Parliament session should commence from November 16 and end on December 16.

Source: Indian Express October 19, 2016 09:33 UTC