New Delhi, October 27
The Winter Session of Parliament begins on November 22 amid speculation that Chinese President Hu Jintao may address a joint session of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.
There will be a 20-day sitting which will conclude on December 19. The winter sitting schedule has been finalised by the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA).
Information and Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Priyaranjan Dasmunsi told mediapersons today that the CCPA would recommend the November 22-December 19 schedule to President A P J Abdul Kalam. There were reports earlier that the Winter Session would begin on November 27.
The advancement of the Winter Session by five days is apparently to facilitate the Chinese leader to address a joint session of Parliament during his state visit in the third week of November.
