<div>The winter session of Parliament could be convened around November 20. A final decision will be taken when the Cabinet Committee of Parliamentary Affair (CCPA) meets on October 26.</div><div> </div><div>The government had earlier talked about advancing the winter session to be able to meet the GST rollout date of April 1, 2016.</div><div> </div><div>The CCPA which met on Wednesday (21 October) didn’t take a final call on the winter session dates.</div><div> </div><div>The meet was attended by Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley, M Venkaiah Naidu and Sadanand Gowda.</div><div> </div><div>The government plans to observe November 19 as Constitution Day. A day long debate on the making of the Constitution would be held.</div><div> </div><div>The CCPA also took stock of 53 bills pending in the Rajya Sabha where the government lacks the majority. While eight bills have been passed by Lok Sabha, five others are pending with various parliamentary committees. The crucial GST bill is also pending in Parliament which the government hopes to pass in the session.</div><div> </div><div>The monsoon session was a near washout over allegations against top BJP leaders.</div>
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