BJP mandates Lok Sabha attendance; Congress demands emergency over Delhi-NCR’s severe air pollution.

The BJP has directed all its Lok Sabha members to attend parliamentary sessions from December 15 to 19 during the Winter Session, which began on December 1 and ends on the 19th. The Lok Sabha convened with a full agenda, including tributes to former MPs, Question Hour, and legislative business. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced the Appropriation (No. 4) Bill, 2025, seeking approval for additional spending from India’s Consolidated Fund for the 2025-26 fiscal year. Congress leaders submitted an Adjournment Motion calling for urgent discussion on Delhi-NCR’s severe air pollution, citing a 24-hour AQI of 461—classified as 'Severe Plus'—and urging a National Public Health Emergency due to failures in dust control, waste management, and open burning.