Parliament Monsoon Session concludes: Key takeaways from the final day of proceedings

Mo soo
sessio
of
the
Pa liame t
co cluded
o
Thu sday

NEW
DELHI:
Pa liame t’s
Mo soo
Sessio
co cluded
o
Thu sday
with
both
Houses
adjou ed
si e
die
afte
weeks
ma ked
by
legislative
busi ess,
oppositio
p otests
a d
epeated
dis uptio s
ove
the
Ja ta
Ma ta
p otest
a d
othe
political
flashpoi ts.The
Lok
Sabha’s
fi al
mo i g
was
st iki gly
b ief.
I
just
th ee
mi utes
a d
10
seco ds,
membe s
assembled,
all
six
sta zas
of
Va de
Mata am
we e
e de ed,
MPs
i cludi g
P ime
Mi iste
stood
to
atte tio ,
a d
Speake
Om
Bi la
adjou ed
the
House
si e
die.The
closi g
p oceedi gs
u folded
amid
familia
sloga s,
with
the
Oppositio
shouti g
“apologise,
apologise”
a d
“who
o de ed
the
lathi-cha ge?”
as
home
mi iste

Amit
Shah
e te ed.
Bi la
also
skipped
his
customa y
valedicto y
ema ks
o
the
House’s
pe fo ma ce,
u de sco i g
a
sessio
domi ated
by
dis uptio .
Rajya
Sabha
wit essed
Mallika ju
Kha ge
ema ks
ove
Haldwa i
‘Suddhika a ‘
ow
followed
by
JP
Nadda’s
cla ificatio
a d
co dem atio
of
the
eve t.Mea while,
i
Rajya
Sabha,
leade
of
oppositio
Mallika ju
Kha ge
aised
the
Haldwa i
‘suddhika a ’
ow,
allegi g
that
a
hava
was
co ducted
at
the
ve ue
afte
his
ally.
Leade
of
the
House
JP
Nadda
co dem ed
the
i cide t
a d
assu ed
Kha ge
that
the
matte
would
be
i vestigated.

Lok
Sabha,
Rajya
Sabha
adjou ed
si e
die

The
Lok
Sabha
was
adjou ed
si e
die
by
Speake
Om
Bi la
at
11.06
am,
followed
by
the
Rajya
Sabha,
b i gi g
the
19-sitti g
Mo soo
Sessio
to
a
e d.
The
sessio
had
bee
scheduled
f om
July
20
to
August
13.
Pa liame ta y
Affai s
Mi iste
Ki e
Rijiju
had
said
befo e
the
sessio
that
the
gove me t
wa ted
the
Houses
to
see
“mea i gful
debate,
discussio
a d
decisio s
o
issues
of
Natio al
impo ta ce”.The
closi g
p oceedi gs,
howeve ,
came
amid
a
co ti ui g
logjam
ove
the
oppositio ’s
dema d
fo
a
gove me t
espo se
to
the
police
actio
agai st
stude ts
p otesti g
the
NEET
co t ove sy.

Rijiju
flags
low
Pa liame t
p oductivity

Pa liame ta y
affai s
mi iste
Ki e
Rijiju
said
12
Bills
we e
passed
du i g
the
Mo soo
Sessio ,
but
ack owledged
that
pa liame ta y
discussio
emai ed
limited.
“It
was
a
good
sessio …we
have
passed
13
bills;
but
it
was
ot
a
good
sessio
i
te ms
of
discussio ,”
he
said.
Lok
Sabha
p oductivity
stood
at
19%,
compa ed
with
39%
i
Rajya
Sabha,
he
added.
He
also
accused
the
Oppositio
of
avoidi g
debate
despite
the
gove me t’s
willi g ess
to
discuss
issues.

Six
sta zas
of
Va de
Mata am
played
i
Lok
Sabha

O
the
last
day
of
the
Mo soo
Sessio ,
Lok
Sabha
p oceedi gs
ope ed
with
all
six
sta zas
of
Va de
Mata am
o
Thu sday,
ma ki g
a
fi st
fo
Pa liame t.
P ime
Mi iste
Na e d a
Modi,
U io
home
mi iste
Amit
Shah
a d
othe
se io
leade s
we e
p ese t.
The
move
followed
f esh
U io
home
mi ist y
di ectio s
o
the
Natio al
So g’s
p otocol.
Du i g
the
sessio ,
Pa liame t
also
passed
the
P eve tio
of
I sults
to
Natio al
Ho ou
(Ame dme t)
Bill,
p ovidi g
statuto y
p otectio
a ou d
atio al
symbols.

Kha ge
aises
‘pu ificatio ’
ow
i
Rajya
Sabha

Co g ess
p eside t
a d
leade
of
oppositio
i
the
Rajya
Sabha
Mallika ju
Kha ge
used
the
fi al
day
to
aise
a
alleged
“pu ificatio ”
itual
at
the
Ramlila
Maida
i
Haldwa i
afte
his
public
meeti g
the e.Kha ge
said,
“I
was
i
Haldwa i
whe e
I
made
a
public
speech
at
Ramlila
Maida .
Lakhs
of
people
we e
the e.
At
that
time,
I
did
ot
me tio
the
ame
of
a y
commu ity
o
eligio ;
I
o ly
eite ated
the
issues
of
the
Govt.
But
afte
my
speech,
people
of
BJP
pe fo med
a
‘hava ’
the e
to
‘pu ify’
that
stage…Is
this
the
way
i
a
democ acy?
How
a e
you
p otecti g
the
Co stitutio ?
I
am
the
LoP.”U io
mi iste
JP
Nadda
espo ded
that
the
BJP
did
ot
suppo t
such
a
act
a d
said
it
would
be
i vestigated.
“BJP
does
ot
subsc ibe
to
such
activities.
Neve .
But
we
will
i vestigate
this.
I
assu e
you
that
whateve
happe ed
the e
will
ce tai ly
be
i vestigated,”
Nadda
said,
addi g
that
he
co dem ed
the
i cide t.

Modi
a d
Shah
p ese t
as
sessio
closes

PM
Na e d a
Modi
a d
U io
HM
Amit
Shah
we e
p ese t
du i g
the
closi g
p oceedi gs,
as
the
stude t
p otest
co t ove sy
emai ed
the
domi a t
u esolved
political
issue.
The
Oppositio
had
dema ded
Shah’s
stateme t
a d
his
p ese ce
i
the
Houses
ove
the
police
actio
du i g
the
July
20
ma ch
by
stude ts
towa ds
Pa liame t.O
Wed esday,
Shah
said
the
gove me t
was
p epa ed
fo
a
detailed
discussio .
“As
fa
as
the
discussio
is
co ce ed,
Ki e
Rijiju,
who
is
ou
pa liame ta y
affai s
mi iste ,
has
made
it
ve y
clea
that
the
gove me t
is
eady
to
discuss
eve y
aspect
of
the
stude t
p otests
ega di g
NEET,”
Shah
said.He
added,
“O
my
pa t,
I
have
also
said
that
I
am
eady
to
a swe
a y
questio
i
Pa liame t.
But
they
do ‘t
wa t
the
discussio
to
happe
at
all.
Now
let
the
public
decide
who
is
u i g
away.”Rahul
Ga dhi
ejected
the
offe ,
sayi g
the
Oppositio
was
ot
i te ested
i
a
“Amit
Shah
lectu e”
a d
questio i g
who
o de ed
the
use
of
fo ce
agai st
p otesti g
stude ts.

Bills:
12
i t oduced,
11
passed
by
both
Houses

The
Mo soo
Sessio
saw
12
Bills
i t oduced,
with
10
clea ed
by
both
Houses,
acco di g
to
PRS
Legislative
Resea ch.
Key
legislatio
cove ed
public
exami atio s,
atio al
ho ou ,
bi th
a d
death
egist atio ,
the
Sup eme
Cou t,
MSMEs,
taxatio ,
t ibu als,
coope ative
developme t,
Ke ala’s
ame
a d
mi i g.The
Public
Exami atio s
(P eve tio
of
U fai
Mea s)
Ame dme t
Bill
eceived
the
most
debate,
17
hou s
a d
34
mi utes
ac oss
both
Houses.
Seve al
othe
Bills
passed
with
limited
discussio ,
i cludi g
fou
mi utes
each
fo
the
bi th
a d
death
egist atio
a d
Sup eme
Cou t
judges
Bills.

NEET
p otests
a d
the
political
battle
that
domi ated
the
sessio

The
NEET
co t ove sy
a d
police
actio
agai st
stude t
p oteste s
domi ated
the
Mo soo
Sessio ,
with
the
Oppositio
dema di g
a
debate
o
alleged
exami atio
i egula ities,
educatio
mi iste
Dha me d a
P adha ’s
esig atio
a d
accou tability
fo
the
July
20
c ackdow .
Repeated
p otests
led
to
adjou me ts,
while
the
gove me t
said
it
was
eady
fo
discussio .The
Oppositio ,
howeve ,
li ked
a y
debate
to
accou tability
ove
the
alleged
police
actio .
The
issue
emai ed
u esolved
at
the
sessio ’s
close.
Oppositio
leade
Rahul
Ga dhi
asked,
“Who
shot
the
stude ts?
Who
gave
the
o de
to
beat
up
the
stude ts
with
lathis
with
ails?”

The
wide
legislative
a d
political
legacy

Beyo d
the
NEET
co f o tatio ,
the
sessio
p oduced
a
b oad
legislative
package.
Pa liame t
clea ed
the
Sup eme
Cou t
(Numbe
of
Judges)
Ame dme t
Bill,
aisi g
the
sa ctio ed
st e gth
of
Sup eme
Cou t
judges
othe
tha
the
Chief
Justice
f om
33
to
37;
the
MSME
Developme t
Ame dme t
Bill;
taxatio
ame dme ts;
the
T ibu als
Refo ms
Bill;
the
Ke ala
(Alte atio
of
Name)
Bill;
the
Natio al
Coope ative
Developme t
Co po atio
Ame dme t
Bill
a d
the
Mi es
a d
Mi e als
Ame dme t
Bill.

The
Ke ala
Bill
was
amo g
the
fi al
measu es
passed,
clea i g
the
Lok
Sabha
o
August
11
a d
the
Rajya
Sabha
o
August
12.
The
Mi es
a d
Mi e als
Ame dme t
Bill
clea ed
the
Rajya
Sabha
o
the
fi al
day.The
Fo eig
Co t ibutio
(Regulatio )
Ame dme t
Bill
became
a othe
majo
political
flashpoi t.
I stead
of
bei g
passed,
it
was
efe ed
to
a
Joi t
Pa liame ta y
Committee
fo
detailed
sc uti y
amid
Oppositio
dema ds
that
it
be
withd aw .

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