Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed hope that the winter session of Parliament that starts here on Friday will be productive.

The session, which was delayed due to the Gujarat Assembly polls, is also likely to be hit by the poll outcome along with that of Himachal Pradesh.

The two leaders crossed path outside Parliament before entering the house to pay tribute to nine people who lost their lives in the attack.

Months after GST has been implemented in India, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is likely to present first post-GST budget on February 1 next year, said a report.

The government is all set to bring a bill in upcoming Winter Session of the Parliament that will send a husband in jail for up to three years who will attempt triple talaq.

The delayed Winter Session of Parliament will begin on December 15 and continue till January 5, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar said on Friday.

The government is considering calling the winter session of Parliament from December 15 after completion of polling in Gujarat in the Assembly elections and the dates would be out once the Presidential nod is secured for an ordinance on the Insolvency and Bankruptcy code.

Rejecting opposition criticism, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Wednesday that Parliament's winter session will be held and it will be a regular session not overlapping with the Gujarat Assembly election dates.

Centre is likely to introduce a bill in upcoming Winter Session that will put an end to Triple Talaq practice, which was struck down by Supreme Court earlier this year, calling it 'unconstitutional'.

Countering opposition criticism, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said the Winter Session of Parliament would "certainly" be held, adding that Parliament sessions have been delayed in the past as well.