New Delhi: The Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die by the house on Wednesday two days ahead of its schedule, a day after it cleared the OBC Bill. The house adjourned soon after it met for the day.
Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu, while speaking about yesterday’s ruckus by opposition MPs in the house, he got emotional and said, “Parliament, the apex legislature of the country, is regarded as the ‘temple of democracy’”.
Speaker Om Birla to address media in the afternoon on the productivity of the Monsoon Session, which has been facing disruptions ever since it began on July 19.
The Lok Sabha on Tuesday witnessed a proper debate on a bill, for the first time since the Monsoon Session began, when the House took up for consideration and passage the Constitution (127th Amendment) Bill, 2021, which seeks to restore states’ power to make their own OBC lists.
Considering the political implications of the legislation, the Bill was supported by all parties, including the Opposition parties which have been stalling the House for days on issues like the Pegasus snooping controversy and the three central farm laws.
The Monsoon Session was to end this weekend.