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Left parties for full-fledged winter session

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NEW DELHI: The Left parties on Saturday expressed their strong opposition at not calling a fresh winter session of Parliament and announced plans for protest and for a joint course of action in consultation with like-minded parties.

In a joint statement here, CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat, CPI general secretary A.B. Bardhan, T.J. Chandrachoodan of the Revolutionary Socialist Party and Debabrata Biswas of the All India Forward Bloc referred to the announcement that the session called on October 17, which itself was a continuation of the July 21-22 trust vote session, would be reconvened on December 10.

“By this step, the UPA government has taken the unprecedented step of doing away with both the regular monsoon and winter sessions of Parliament. This is a serious assault on parliamentary democracy and politically immoral,” the statement said.

“The Left parties demand the convening of a full-fledged winter session of Parliament. The Left parties will consult with other like-minded parties in the Opposition to decide on an effective protest and on a joint course of action,” it said.

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