NEW DELHI: Nandigram issue is expected to generate enough heat in the winter session of Parliament beginning on Thursday turning the brief sitting into a stormy affair while the Indo-US nuclear deal will come up for discussion in the midst of an apparent thaw between the UPA and the Left allies.
"Whenever Nandigram will be raised, it will create a storm," a senior minister admitted on Wednesday as opposition BJP as also Trinamool Congress have given hints to leave no stone unturned to corner the Marxists heading the Left-front government in West Bengal.
It could be trouble from the word go as BJP has given a notice seeking suspension of the Question Hour on November 16, the first working day of the session on the Nandigram issue demanding an immediate discussion in the matter.
The main opposition has also identified nuclear deal, Ram Setu, FDI in retail, terrorists influence in capital market and minimum support price for paddy for raising during the session that would conclude on December seven.
The all party meeting convened by Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee today gave indications that the session would not be a smooth affair given the range of issues that were expected to be raised by various political parties.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister P R Dasmunsi said that the government was ready for an early discussion on the nuclear deal but the earliest it could be held was on November 19 and 20.
Both Houses are expected to be adjourned on the opening day tomorrow after paying obituary to Vijay Khandelwal in Lok Sabha and Jana Krishnamurthy in Rajya Sabha who died during the inter-session period.