Parliament Monsoon Session ends amid disruptions; Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha adjourned sine die

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P oceedi gs
i
the
Rajya
Sabha
du i g
the
Mo soo
sessio
of
Pa liame t,
i
New
Delhi.

NEW
DELHI:
The

Mo soo
Sessio
of
Pa liame t
e ded
o
Thu sday
with
both
the
Lok
Sabha
a d
Rajya
Sabha
bei g
adjou ed
si e
die
amid
epeated
dis uptio s
a d
political
co f o tatio s
betwee
the
gove me t
a d
Oppositio .The
sessio ,
which
bega
o
July
20,
wit essed
p otests
i side
a d
outside
the
Houses
ove
seve al
issues,
while
Pa liame t
also
passed
a
umbe
of
legislatio s.

Rijiju
says
sessio
successful
i
busi ess,
but
debate
fell
sho t

U io
pa liame ta y
affai s
mi iste
Ki e
Rijiju
said
the
Mo soo
Sessio
was
successful
i
te ms
of
legislative
busi ess
but
fell
sho t
o
debate
a d
discussio .
He
said
Pa liame t
passed
12
Bills
du i g
the
sessio ,
but
p oductivity
emai ed
low
amid
epeated
dis uptio s.”I
te ms
of
busi ess,
it
was
a
ve y
successful
sessio ;
we
passed
a
total
of
12
bills.
Howeve ,
f om
the
pe spective
of
debate
a d
discussio ,
it
was
ot
as
successful,”
Rijiju
said.He
said
the
Lok
Sabha
eco ded
19
pe
ce t
p oductivity
agai st
the
total
time
allotted,
while
p oductivity
i
the
Rajya
Sabha
stood
at
39
pe
ce t.
Rijiju
att ibuted
the
lowe
p oductivity
la gely
to
dis uptio s
by
Oppositio
pa ties,
while
oti g
that
NDA
membe s
a d
MPs
f om
some
Oppositio
pa ties
pa ticipated
i
debates.

Rijiju
said
o ly
o e
Bill
i
the
Lok
Sabha
—
the
Public
Exami atio s
(P eve tio
of
U fai
Mea s)
Act,
deali g
with
pape
leaks
a d
u fai
mea s
i
exami atio s
—
u de we t
a
full
discussio .
The
legislatio
was
also
discussed
i
the
Rajya
Sabha.He
c iticised
the
Oppositio
fo
ot
allowi g
debates
to
p oceed,
sayi g
the
gove me t
was
eady
to
p ovide
a swe s
to
questio s
aised
by
Oppositio
MPs.
“This
is
ot
healthy
fo
the
pa liame ta y
democ acy,”
Rijiju
said.

He
also
accused
Co g ess
MPs
of
focusi g
o
sloga s,
placa ds
a d
p otests
i stead
of
pa liame ta y
debate,
a d
said
he
hoped
the e
would
be
a
cha ge
befo e
the
Wi te
Sessio .”I
the
Lok
Sabha,
11
bills
we e
passed
without
discussio ,
while
o e
u de we t
discussio ,”
Rijiju
said,
addi g
that
the
co ce ed
Bill
was
fully
discussed
i
the
Rajya
Sabha.

Rajya
Sabha
skips
questio
hou ,
passes
Mi es
a d
Mi e als
Bill

The
Rajya
Sabha
was
adjou ed
si e
die
afte
Chai ma
C
P
Radhak ish a
highlighted
the
pe fo ma ce
of
the
House
du i g
the
sessio .Deviati g
f om
the
o mal
p e-lu ch
schedule
o
the
fi al
day,
the
Uppe
House
dispe sed
with
the
Ze o
Hou
a d
Questio
Hou
a d
took
up
the
Mi es
a d
Mi e als
Ame dme t
Bill.
The
legislatio
was
subseque tly
passed
by
a
voice
vote.The
Rajya
Sabha
had
wit essed
epeated
dis uptio s
du i g
the
sessio
ove
issues
i cludi g
police
actio
agai st
stude ts
p otesti g
the
alleged
NEET
pape
leak
a d
allegatio s
co ce i g
the
theft
of
do atio s
at
the
Ram
temple
i
Ayodhya.The
House
also
wit essed
a
co f o tatio
betwee
Leade
of
Oppositio
Mallika ju
Kha ge
a d
the
gove me t
ove
a
alleged
‘Shuddhika a ‘
o
pu ificatio
itual
at
a
stage
i
Haldwa i
afte
Kha ge
add essed
a
Co g ess
ally
the e
o
August
8.Kha ge
aised
the
issue
i
the
Rajya
Sabha,
sayi g
he
had
spoke
about
people’s
p oblems
a d
had
ot
me tio ed
a y
commu ity
o
eligio
du i g
his
speech.“But
afte
my
speech,
people
associated
with
the
BJP
ca ied
out
a
‘pu ificatio ‘
itual
of
that
stage,”
Kha ge
said,
questio i g
whethe
such
a
i cide t
was
app op iate
i
a
democ acy.Leade
of
the
House
JP
Nadda
said
the
BJP
did
ot
suppo t
such
activities
a d
assu ed
the
House
that
the
allegatio
would
be
i vestigated.“What
Kha ge
ji
has
said
is
t uly
a
matte
of
co ce — ot
just
fo
the
Co g ess
pa ty,
but
fo
all
of
us,”
Nadda
said.
“I
wa t
to
make
it
absolutely
clea
that
the
BJP
does
ot
subsc ibe
to
such
activities.”Chai ma
C
P
Radhak ish a
said
u touchability
was
co dem ed
by
all
membe s
a d
asked
the
gove me t
to
i vestigate
the
allegatio
a d
pu ish
those
espo sible
if
it
was
fou d
to
be
t ue.

Lok
Sabha
e ds
amid
oppositio
p otests

The
Lok
Sabha
was
also
adjou ed
si e
die
soo
afte
p oceedi gs
bega
o
the
fi al
day,
followi g
the
t aditio al
playi g
of
Va de
Mata am.P oceedi gs
we e
dis upted
by
Oppositio
MPs
amid
sloga ee i g,
with
political
te sio s
also
spilli g
i to
the
Pa liame t
complex.BJP
a d
oppositio
held
cou te -p otests
at
the
Maka
Dwa
steps,
with
the
BJP
p otesti g
agai st
Leade
of
Oppositio
Rahul
Ga dhi
ove
the
Co g ess’
positio
o
the
o goi g
p otests
i
Jha kha d.Oppositio
MPs,
mea while,
aised
dema ds
fo
the
U io
Home
Mi iste
to
make
a
stateme t
i
the
House
a d
fo
the
P ime
Mi iste
to
espo d
to
issues
aised
by
them.Co g ess
MP
Im a
P atapga hi
accused
the
uli g
pa ty
of
p eve ti g
Pa liame t
f om
fu ctio i g.

“It
is
the
uli g
pa ty
itself
that
is
p eve ti g
Pa liame t
f om
fu ctio i g,”
he
said,
a gui g
that
the
Oppositio
had
bee
seeki g
discussio s
a d
espo ses
f om
the
gove me t
o
issues
i cludi g
the
Public
Exami atio s
Ame dme t
Act.U io
mi iste
Ma oha
Lal
Khatta
ejected
the
oppositio ‘s
allegatio s
a d
said
Pa liame t
could
ot
fu ctio
without
discussio .“The
Lok
Sabha
is
a
fo um
fo
discussio .
The e
is
o
poi t
i
p oceedi g
without
discussio ,”
Khatta
said.
He
added
that
the
House
was
a
platfo m
fo
ep ese tatives
f om
ac oss
the
cou t y
a d
“does
ot
belo g
to
a y
si gle
i dividual”.The
sessio
e ded
afte
weeks
of
political
co f o tatio ,
with
dis uptio s
emai i g
a
p omi e t
featu e
of
p oceedi gs
i
both
Houses.

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