Parliament winter session was adjourned sine die on Friday amid intense Opposition protests over the VB-G RAM G Bill. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Rajya Sabha Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan adjourned both Houses, calling the Winter Session productive despite disruptions
Leaders including PM Modi stand during the national anthem in the Lok Sabha. Pic/PTI
Amid opposition protests over the passage of the VB-G Ram G Bill, Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die on Friday by Speaker Om Birla after Vande Mataram was played in the House.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who returned from a three-nation visit yesterday, was also present in the House on Friday, as reported by news agency ANI.
Rajya Sabha chairman Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan adjourned the Upper House of Parliament shortly after it resumed at 11 am on Friday. Prior to the adjournment of the house, statements and reports were laid on the table.
While adjourning the Rajya Sabha sine die, Vice-President Radhakrishnan said, "The conduct of members during the minister's reply yesterday, which included protesting and tearing of papers, was unbecoming of the House, and I express the wish that they reflect on their behaviour," as cited by news agency ANI.
The Chairman, while adjourning the house, further said, "The session was very productive," and expressed the hope that they will have more fruitful discussions in the coming sessions also, as cited by news agency ANI.
Opposition staged a protest against VB-G-RAM G Bill
Meanwhile, the Opposition continued its vocal protest against the passage of the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Bill. On Friday, a united Opposition staged a protest outside Parliament, while members of the Trinamool Congress continued their demonstration on the steps at the entry to the House.
Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, who is currently in Germany, joined the chorus of criticism against the Bill and termed it "anti-state" and "anti-village" by design.
The Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, while criticising the revamp of MGNREGA, wrote on social media, "Last night, the Modi government demolished twenty years of MGNREGA in one day. VB-G RAM G isn't a 'revamp' of MGNREGA. It demolishes the rights-based, demand-driven guarantee and turns it into a rationed scheme which is controlled from Delhi. It is anti-state and anti-village by design."
Rahul also said that the earlier scheme empowered rural workers and strengthened rural livelihoods.
On December 18, the penultimate day of the Winter Session 2025, Parliament passed the VB-G RAM G Bill, with the Rajya Sabha approving the legislation after it received the Lok Sabha's nod. The Bill guarantees 125 days of wage employment per rural household, up from the existing 100 days, for adult members willing to undertake unskilled manual work.
(With inputs from ANI)
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