Monsoon session of Parliament ends

The month-long Monsoon session of Parliament ended on Thursday after it witnessed almost daily disruptions and noisy protests by the Opposition in both Houses over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar.
As the frequent disruptions overshadowed legislative business, the Lok Sabha secretariat said the House lost over 84 hours to forced adjournments, the highest in the 18th Lok Sabha constituted in June last year after the general elections.
Despite repeated disruptions, adjournments and walkouts, the government managed to introduce 14 Bills and secure passage of 12 key legislations, including the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2025, and the National Sports Governance Bill, 2025. The new Income Tax Bill was also cleared by the Lok Sabha and returned by the Rajya Sabha.
In his concluding remarks, Speaker Birla lamented the “unparliamentary behaviour” of the members, calling the “planned disruptions” unfortunate and against the dignity of the House.
The session that started on July 21 had 21 sittings with 37 hours and 7 minutes of effective business, according to the Lok Sabha secretariat.
In the Rajya Sabha, Deputy Chairman Harivansh lamented that the entire session was marred by repeated disruptions and members could not get an opportunity to raise meaningful issues despite the best efforts of the chair. He said the House functioned for only 41 hours and 15 minutes.
Hardly a day passed when the Question Hour was not disrupted by the opposition members, who raised slogans, thumped tables and displayed placards.
The three bills providing a legal framework for the removal of prime minister, chief ministers, and ministers on arrest for 30 consecutive days on serious charges were introduced by Home Minister Amit Shah, triggering acrimonious scenes both in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Saba.
In the Lower House, tempers flared, copies of the Bills were torn and flung, and members of the ruling and opposition alliances came face-to-face when Shah moved to introduce the bills. The bills were referred to a joint committee of Parliament.
On Thursday, the Rajya Sabha adopted a motion to nominate 10 members to the Joint Committee of both Houses which will scrutinise the three bills.
The Upper House adopted a motion to concur with the recommendation of the Lok Sabha in joining the 31-member Joint Committee to look into these bills. A total of 21 members will be from the Lok Sabha.