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BJP Issues Whip to MPs Amid Crucial Winter Session Votes and Pollution Debate

The BJP has issued a strict whip to ensure all its Lok Sabha members are present for the final week of Parliament's Winter Session. This move comes as the government prepares to push through important financial legislation, including an Appropriation Bill. Meanwhile, the Congress party has submitted a notice demanding an urgent debate on the severe air pollution crisis in Delhi. The session's agenda is packed with legislative business, committee reports, and obituary references for former MPs.

Key Points: BJP Whip for Lok Sabha MPs During Parliament Winter Session

  • BJP issues a three-line whip for full Lok Sabha attendance from December 15-19
  • Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to introduce key Appropriation Bill
  • Congress seeks urgent debate on Delhi's severe air pollution, calls it a health emergency
  • Lok Sabha agenda includes obituary references, question hour, and supplementary grants
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Parliament Winter Session: BJP issues whip for Lok Sabha MPs

BJP mandates MP attendance for final week of Parliament's Winter Session as crucial bills and a Congress motion on Delhi's air pollution crisis are tabled.

"I respectfully submit this letter seeking your kind consideration for the admission of an Adjournment Motion... on a matter of definite and urgent public importance, namely the severe deterioration of air quality in Delhi-NCR - Congress MP Manickam Tagore"

New Delhi, December 15

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday issued a whip directing all its Lok Sabha MPs to be present in the House from December 15 to December 19 with the intent to ensure full attendance at parliamentary proceedings during the final week.

The 6th Session of the 18th Lok Sabha and the 269th Session of the Rajya Sabha commenced on December 1, marking the beginning of the Winter Session of Parliament. The session will conclude on December 19.

The Lok Sabha will convene at 11 am today with a full agenda, including questions, laying of papers, committee reports, and legislative business.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will move an Appropriation (No. 4) Bill, 2025, in the Lok Sabha, seeking authorisation to pay and appropriate certain additional sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of India to meet the expenditure requirements of the financial year 2025-26.

According to the List of Business, the Finance Minister will seek the House's leave to introduce a Bill to approve supplementary financial requirements for various government services during the current financial year. She will also move that the Bill be taken into consideration and passed.

The Lok Sabha will take up obituary references, key committee reports, ministerial statements, Supplementary Demands for Grants for 2025-26 and crucial legislative business, including the Appropriation (No. 4) Bill, 2025, when it meets at 11 am today.

The House will begin with obituary references to mark the passing away of former Members of Parliament Subhash Ahuja (Sixth Lok Sabha), Prof. Salahuddin (Eighth Lok Sabha) and Bal Krishna Chauhan (Thirteenth Lok Sabha).

This will be followed by Question Hour, with questions entered in a separate list to be asked and answers given.

Meanwhile, Several Congress leaders on Monday submitted an Adjournment Motion notice in the Lok Sabha to discuss the 'severe' air pollution levels in the Delhi-NCR. They requested the declaration of a National Public Health Emergency.

Congress MP Manickam Tagore submitted an Adjournment Motion notice in the Lok Sabha seeking urgent discussion on the severe air pollution affecting Delhi-NCR and requesting the declaration of a National Public Health Emergency.

In his notice, Tagore cited the 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI) of 461 in Delhi, categorised as "Severe Plus," marking the highest level this season.

"I respectfully submit this letter seeking your kind consideration for the admission of an Adjournment Motion under Rule 56 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha on a matter of definite and urgent public importance, namely the severe deterioration of air quality in Delhi-NCR and the resulting public health emergency," Tagore wrote in his notice to the Lok Sabha Secretary-General.

He highlighted lapses identified by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), including inadequate road maintenance, dust mitigation failures, accumulation of municipal and construction waste, and recurring instances of open burning, which have contributed to dangerously high pollution levels.

- ANI

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Priyanka N
While financial bills are important, the Adjournment Motion on Delhi's air pollution is the real urgent issue. We are choking here! AQI 461 is a health disaster. Parliament must discuss this public emergency first. 🙏
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Rahul R
Issuing a whip shows the BJP is serious about governance. The Winter Session is short and we need to pass important legislation for the country's development. Hope the opposition also participates constructively.
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Sarah B
Respectfully, I feel the focus is misplaced. A whip to ensure attendance for financial business is standard, but when citizens are breathing toxic air, that should be the top priority. Can't we walk and chew gum? Address both with equal urgency.
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Aman W
The Appropriation Bill is critical for funding government schemes. But yaar, Delhi's air is a nightmare every winter. Hope the Speaker allows a discussion on the pollution motion. Our health is more important than politics.
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Kavya N
Paying respects to former MPs is a good tradition. Hope the session is productive and not just about disruptions. We need solutions for pollution AND responsible budgeting. Let's see some actual work done this week.

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