Parliament Monsoon session: Lok Sabha adjourned sine die
In his concluding remarks, Birla said that 20 Bills were introduced and 22 Bills passed during the session.
In his concluding remarks, Birla said that 20 Bills were introduced and 22 Bills passed during the session.
Soon after the House reassembled after its first adjournment at 12 noon, the Opposition party members reiterated their demand to hold a comprehensive discussion on Manipur ethnic violence issue under Rule 267.
As oppositon members continued raising their demand, the Chairman adjourned the House till 2.30 pm.
The last week of its Budget Session was marked by interruptions by the Opposition shouting slogans for a JPC inquiry into the Adani Group affairs.
The Lok Sabha passed the Competition Amendment Bill, 2022 moved for consideration of the House by Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman in the afternoon.
As the Lower House met for the day, Speaker Om Birla made the valedictory reference, summing up the proceedings of the session. He later adjourned the House sine die.
The Rajya Sabha was on adjourned sine die on December a day ahead of the scheduled date of December 23. President prorogued the House on December 24
Soon after the House resumed at 2 p.m., BJP member Rajendra Agrawal who was on the Chair, allowed Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani to move the Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill 2021 amid strong protests by the Opposition bench.
Thrippunithura MLA K Babu, the only speaker on behalf of Opposition today, offered Opposition's support to the state government while also raising concerns on the recurring situation in Kerala, wherein over 500 lives have been lost in the last four years.
In the upper house, Leader of the House Piyush Goyal demanded that the Chairman should constitute a special committee to enquire about the behaviour of the MPs, as done in Lok Sabha in the past, and "strict action should be taken... mere suspension will not work".
