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Winter Session At Parliament 2024 Photo: PTI Winter Session At Parliament 2024 Photo: PTI 
The government and opposition parties finally reached a breakthrough in Parliament after a week-long impasse as they agreed to hold a discussion on Constitution to mark its 75th year of adoption in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
A key meeting, chaired by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birlaand the floor leaders of different parties on Monday, was held between Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju also attended the meeting and informed the media that the Lower House will take up the discussion on the Constitution on December 13 and 14, and the Upper House on December 16 and 17.
Rijiju said every party expressed their concern over the deadlock in Parliament and mentioned that the government has noted that MPs from across the country want to voice their issues and that it was not appropriate to waste taxpayers' money due to the continuing logjam after the proceedings in both Houses were adjourned for yet another day on Monday amid protests by opposition members over the Adani indictment row, recent violence in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal and other issues.
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Opposition parties had demanded discussions in both Houses of Parliament to mark the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution by the Constituent Assembly.
Parliament To Function Smootly From Tuesday: RijijuRijiju told reporters that all parties have agreed to allow Parliament to function from Tuesday, and both Houses will take up their listed agenda items.
He expressed confidence that Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha will function smoothly from Tuesday.
The key meeting was attended by Gaurav Gogoi of the Congress, DMK's T R Baalu and TMC's Kalyan Banerjee among others besides Rijiju and his deputy in the ministry Arjun Ram Meghwal.
Several opposition leaders, who attended the meeting, also echoed Rijiju's views about Parliament functioning smoothly from Tuesday.
Resolution On Other IssuesRijiju told the media that said Birla has made it clear in the meeting that any matter can be raised by the Opposition parties including 'Sambhal violence' and 'Manipur unrest' as long as it is in line with the rules.
PTI has reported that the Samajwadi Party may be allowed to raise the Sambhal issue and the TMC the events in Bangladesh following the deposition of the Sheikh Hasina government.
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The Congress has been persistent in raising the issue of indictment by US prosecutors of Adani Group chairperson Gautam Adani and other company officials on bribery and fraud charges. This coupled with vociferous opposition protests over matters such as the Sambhal violence and Manipur unrest have resulted in constant adjournments of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha since the Winter Session began on November 25.
However, some other opposition parties, especially the TMC, have not attached the same priority to the Adani row and want Parliament to discuss a host of different issues, including unemployment, price rise and the Centre's alleged discrimination against opposition-ruled states in fund allocation.
The TMC has skipped opposition meetings on formulating the INDIA bloc's joint strategy during the session.
The Congress and many of its allies have also been vocal in targeting the ruling BJP for its alleged attack on the Constitution under the government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.filibet
