The Parliament will reconvene at 11 am on Thursday, marking the final day of the Monsoon Session, which has been tumultuous and marred by repeated disruptions.
The session, which began on July 21, saw heated debates and opposition protests over several issues, including allegations of “vote theft,” irregularities in Bihar’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, and the government’s handling of Operation Sindoor and the Pahalgam terror attack.
According to the list of business, several Union Ministers—including Pankaj Chaudhary, Nityanand Rai, Kirti Vardhan Singh, Shantanu Thakur, Ajay Tamta, Sukanta Majumdar, and Murlidhar Mohol—will lay papers on the table for their respective ministries.
The House will also hold a special discussion to honour India’s first astronaut, Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, who recently returned from a successful mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The discussion will focus on the “critical role of the space programme for Viksit Bharat by 2047.”
Additionally, several parliamentary committee reports will be tabled:
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Azad Kirti Jha and Dr Kalyan Vaijinathrao Kale – Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers (2024-25)
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Basavraj Bommai and Rudra Narayan Pany – Standing Committee on Labour, Textiles and Skill Development
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PC Mohan and Gajendra Singh Patel – Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment (2024-25)
The session was marked by significant disruptions, primarily over the SIR exercise in Bihar, with opposition parties alleging manipulation of voter rolls. They demanded a discussion, claiming deletion of genuine voter names and addition of fake entries, while the government maintained that SIR is a routine exercise conducted by the Election Commission to update voter rolls accurately.
The Opposition—including Congress, DMK, and TMC—staged protests and disrupted proceedings in both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. On Wednesday, a ruckus erupted in the Lok Sabha as MPs tore and threw copies of three bills towards Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The bills include:
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Constitution (One Hundred and Thirtieth Amendment) Bill, 2025
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Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill, 2025
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Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2025
The amendments seek, among other things, to provide a legal framework for removing the Prime Minister, Chief Ministers, or Ministers detained on serious criminal charges for 30 consecutive days. Following the uproar, the bills were referred to a Joint Committee of Parliament for further examination.
Despite disruptions, Parliament passed key bills related to the economy, finance, infrastructure, development, sports, and governance. Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju criticised the Opposition, saying their ruckus prevented them from participating in discussions on several important bills. (Agencies)
