New Delhi: The Winter Session of Parliament began on Wednesday. The Opposition will seek to corner the government on the issues of the standoff with China, inflation, and unemployment.

The government plans to introduce 16 bills during 17 sittings in the session. Out of the 16 bills, Congress said it is opposed to three bills -- the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021, Multi-State Cooperative Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2022, and the forest conservation amendment bill, 2022.

The Winter session is also likely to be the last session to be held in the existing Parliament House. The session will continue till December 29, having 17 sittings spread over 23 days.

Here are the latest updates:

# Parliament Updates: Rajya Sabha Adjourned till 11 am Tomorrow

# Om Birla Calls Upon Elected Representatives to Celebrate India's G20 Presidency

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday called upon elected representatives to celebrate India’s G20 presidency which will be used to display the country’s diverse culture to the world. He said there would also be a conference of P20, along with the G20, during which chairmen and speakers of Parliaments in the 20 countries will participate.

# Vice President Dhankar Raises Questions Over SC Scrapping NJAC Act in Rajya Sabha

The historic NJAC Bill, passed unanimously by the Parliament, was undone by the Supreme Court using the judicially evolved doctrine of 'Basic Structure' of Constitution.There is no parallel to such a development in democratic history of the world. #RajyaSabha #WinterSession pic.twitter.com/54BdgLSs3e

— Vice President of India (@VPSecretariat) December 7, 2022

# Supriya Sule slams Karnataka CM in Lok Sabha over border issue with Maharashtra.

# Egyptian President accepted Republic Day invitation extended by India, says S Jaishankar in Rajya Sabha.

# Diplomatically, we're clear with the Chinese we won't tolerate attempts to unilaterally change LAC. If they continue to do that and built up forces that constitute serious concerns in border areas then our relationship isn't normal and that abnormality is evident in the last few years: S Jaishankar

# We're very clear on Palestine, we support a two-state solution with both states living peacefully side by side. Our financial support for the Palestinian refugee welfare agency has gone up: S Jaishankar

# Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar attended the opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar. This reflected India's long-standing relationship with Qatar which is home to 8.5 lakh India nationals: Dr S Jaishankar

# External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar to make a statement "on latest developments in India's foreign policy" in the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha today.

# Rajya Sabha adjourned for an hour.

# Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 PM.

# Leader of Congress in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury raises the issue of denying parliamentary standing committee chairmanships to Opposition parties in Lok Sabha.

# LoP Mallikarjun Kharge welcomes Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar as the Chairman of Rajya Sabha

"I congratulate you on behalf of the members of the Opposition for taking responsibility for the country's second-largest constitutional post. Today we have got the opportunity to welcome you as Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. Rajya Sabha is called the chamber of ideas," he says.

# PM Modi welcomes Jagdeep Dhankar as the Rajya Sabha Chairman

"I congratulate Chairman on behalf of this House as well as the nation. You've reached this stage while going ahead in life amid struggles, it's an inspiration for several people in the country. You are gracing this august post in the House," he says.

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar officiated as the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha today, winter session commences. pic.twitter.com/Pa0q8ujs38

— ANI (@ANI) December 7, 2022

# Lok Sabha adjourned till 12 pm after the reading of the obituaries, on the first day of the session.

# Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses media ahead of the Winter Session of Parliament. He says, "It's the first day of Winter Session. This is important because we met before on August 15 when we completed 75 years of Independence. We are meeting at a time when India has received the opportunity to preside over the G20."

Modi says that the G20 summit is an opportunity to display India's capability before the world. "Such a large country, mother of democracy, such diversity, such capability - it's an opportunity for world to know India and for India to show its capability to world," he adds.

Modi is also hopeful of all parties contributing in the session. "In this session, efforts will be made to take important decisions while keeping in mind taking the country to new heights of development and new opportunities to take the country forward amid current global situation. I'm confident that all parties will add value to discussions."

# External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar to make a statement "on latest developments in India's foreign policy" in the Rajya Sabha today.

# Today, the first day of the Winter Session of Parliament, is the first day for Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar to officiate on the Chair of Rajya Sabha.

# Lok Sabha to adjourn for an hour post reading of obituary today. Opposition MPs, led by Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury have requested Speaker to adjourn the House for half the day as a mark of respect to veteran politician and sitting MP Mulayam Singh Yadav who passed away this year.

First Published:Dec 7, 2022 9:21 AM IST