The Winter Session of Parliament had 18 sittings and witnessed the passage of key legislation such as the Farm Laws Repeal Bill and the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill. The Winter Session of Parliament had begun on November 29 and was scheduled to conclude on December 23.
New Delhi:
Rajya Sabha was adjourned indefinitely today, a day ahead of its original schedule, marking the end of the Winter Session of Parliament. The session in the Lok Sabha was brought to an end as well. Both Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla decided to conclude the session amid continuous protests by the Opposition.
Soon after laying of the listed papers and reports, Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu adjourned the House indefinitely. The Upper House had witnessed several disruptions during the session following the suspension of 12 opposition party members for their “unruly” conduct in the previous session in August.
“The Rajya Sabha functioned much below its potential,” Chairman Venkaiah Naidu said. “I urge you to introspect and reflect on how this session could have been different and better. I don’t want to speak elaborately on the course of the session that would lead me to make a very critical view,” Mr. Naidu added during his address to MPs.
The Chairman stressed that rulings, regulations, and procedures have to be followed, and said precedents, decency, and decorum have to be maintained by members in the House.
He also called on members for “realization of what has happened is wrong” and said that “we should all work towards a constructive and positive atmosphere for the larger interest of the country”.
Rajya Sabha witnessed continuous protests by the Opposition over the suspension of 12 MPs as well as demand to remove the junior Home Minister over the Lakhimpur Kheri violence. The session also saw protests over the hurried manner in which bills were passed, especially the important electoral reforms bill which asks to link the voter ID card to the Aadhaar card.
The Winter Session had 18 sittings and witnessed the passage of key legislations such as the Farm Laws Repeal Bill and the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill.
In Lok Sabha, the session lost 18 hours and 48 minutes to disruption by opposition members on a range of issues such as price rise and Lakhimpur Kheri violence.
