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Parliament's winter session: Big ideas, bold bills

India

This Parliament session is buzzing with fresh proposals from MPs, tackling everything from consent to job security.
Congress's Shashi Tharoor wants to criminalize marital rape and update labor laws.
AAP's Raghav Chadha is pushing for a way to recall elected leaders and tougher punishment for disrespecting holy books.

More bills aiming at work-life balance and social change

Trinamool's Derek O'Brien proposed an urban jobs guarantee, hoping to bring city workers the same support rural folks get.
NCPSP MP Supriya Sule introduced a "Right to Disconnect" bill so employees aren't expected to answer work calls after hours, plus she's advocating paternity leave.
Other standout bills include menstrual benefits for working women and a push by BJP's Bhim Singh to remove 'socialist' and 'secular' from the Constitution's Preamble.
All these proposals are set to spark some lively debates on issues that matter right now.