KOHIMA, Nov 10: Ahead of the Winter Session of Parliament, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday said planned disruptions of House proceedings do not rank among good practices of a democracy. The Winter Session of Parliament is set to be held from December 1 to 19 and will have 15 sittings. The Opposition has attacked the Government over the “short” duration of the session. The monsoon session of Parliament was a virtual washout with opposition stalling House proceedings over the issue of special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Bihar. Asked about the shorter duration of the session, Birla said convening a session of Parliament was the prerogative of the Government, and the duration depends on the official agenda. “The Government decides the duration of the session dependi

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