The third week of the Monsoon Session in the Lok Sabha began with Opposition protests over the SIR of electoral rolls in Bihar, stalling proceedings. Despite Speaker Om Birla's appeal for decorum, repeated disruptions led to adjournment. Key bills, including two related to sports, remain pending
Lok Sabha. Pic/PTI
The chaos in the Lower House of the Parliament continued on the third week of the Parliament Monsoon Session 2025. After the smooth proceedings in the second week, the third week of the Monsoon Session started with protests and slogans in Lok Sabha, leading to its adjournment. The Opposition on Monday continued its protests demanding a discussion on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar.
Ahead of the adjournment, the chair reminded the Opposition members that since the Monsoon Session 2025 began, not even a single bill has been passed by the House due to repeated disruptions, PTI reported.
After the cluttered first half of the Lok Sabha, when the House met at 2 pm, Opposition MPs, including those from the Congress, were on their feet, raising slogans and holding placards.
The Opposition has been demanding a discussion on the SIR exercise initiated by the Election Commission in Bihar ahead of the state polls due later this year.
Jagdambika Pal, who was chairing the proceedings, said two key sports bills were listed for discussion on Monday, and the House will not be doing justice with the players if the bills are not debated and passed.
Speaking on the adjournment of the House, the Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju and Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya echoed similar views and criticised the Opposition's approach to the proceedings.
Meanwhile, Speaker Om Birla has directed police to take strong action after Congress MP R Sudha claimed that her gold chain was snatched in Delhi, PTI reported.
As the din continued, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary moved a statutory resolution on customs duty, which was passed by a voice vote.
However, since the Monsoon Session began on July 21, not a single bill has been cleared by the House due to persistent disruptions.
This is the third week that the Opposition members have disrupted the House proceedings with sloganeering.
Earlier in the day, the Lok Sabha Speaker stated that he has tried to keep the House running smoothly every day, but the protesting members are methodically disturbing proceedings.
While raising concerns over the proceedings of the Lok Sabha, Birla asserted, "You have been elected by lakhs of people to represent their hopes and aspirations and raise their issues. But you are not interested in allowing the House to function smoothly. You are lowering the dignity of the House by systematically obstructing the proceedings and by showing placards."
Birla said if the members have any issue, they should approach him for discussion. He further highlighted that the members should allow the Question Hour to function smoothly, as many important issues are raised during the time and the government replies to them.
The speaker of the Lok Sabha also emphasised, "I will give each of you enough time to raise your issues like I did in the past, but please allow the House to run."
However, the Opposition ignored the speaker's pleas, forcing him to adjourn the House till 2 pm during the first half and eventually for the entire day. Barring discussions on Operation Sindoor in both the Houses, Parliament has seen little business during the Monsoon Session owing to repeated adjournments. This was initially due to the Opposition demanding a discussion on Operation Sindoor and then the SIR rollback in Bihar.
(With inputs from PTI)
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