On November 30, the government convened an all-party meeting ahead of the 2025 Winter Session of Parliament, seeking consensus for a smooth session beginning December 1.

But instead of calm, the meeting triggered sharp opposition criticism. Opposition parties — including the Indian National Congress (Congress), Trinamool Congress (TMC), Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) — demanded urgent floor discussion on hot-button issues like the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the recent blast in Delhi, escalating air-pollution, farmers’ distress, and foreign-policy failures.

In response, the government laid out an ambitious legislative agenda: 14 bills slated for introduction or passage — including the Atomic Energy Bill, 2025, the Higher Education Commission of India Bill, 2025, amendments to corporate laws, insolvency code and national highways laws 

But the opposition remains unconvinced. Leaders accused the government of trying to “derail Parliament” by truncating the Winter Session to just 15 sittings — the shortest in recent history — thereby limiting time for debate while rushing through major legislation.

With such high-stakes issues on the table — from electoral integrity to national security, pollution, and sweeping reforms — the Winter Session appears poised for intense confrontations rather than consensus-driven legislation.