New Delhi: The Monsoon Session was scheduled for 19 sittings, from 20 July to 13 August. For three minutes and ten seconds on Thursday morning, the Lok Sabha was unusually quiet—not because political tempers had cooled, nor because the Opposition and government had found common ground, but because there was almost nothing left to do.
The Lok Sabha assembled at 11 am for its final sitting. Opposition MPs immediately raised slogans demanding answers from Home Minister Amit Shah regarding police action against protesting students on 20 July.
Treasury benches responded with counter-slogans until Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived. After the national song, Vande Mataram, was played, Speaker Om Birla announced: “The House is adjourned sine die.” It was among the quietest stretches the Lok Sabha had seen all session, serving as a fitting conclusion to a session that spent far more time shouting than debating.
The clearest casualty of the disruptions was Question Hour, which failed to run for three consecutive weeks and was disrupted on 16 separate days. The Opposition repeatedly raised issues surrounding the NEET-UG controversy, alleged theft of Ram Temple donations, and police action against student protesters. On Wednesday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah offered to participate in a debate, but the Opposition rejected the offer.
Quick passage of Bills
PRS Legislative Research had listed 28 Bills as pending when the session began. By the time the House rose, the government pointed to a legislative tally of 11 Bills passed by the Lok Sabha. However, that figure hides how little time was spent debating them.
While the Public Examination legislation received roughly 11 hours of debate, most other Bills moved much faster:
• 3 Minutes: MSME Development Amendment Bill; Taxation and Other Laws Amendment Bill.
• 4 Minutes: Registration of Births and Deaths Amendment Bill; Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill; Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill.
• 5 Minutes: Bankers’ Books Evidence Bill; Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill.
• 12–14 Minutes: Tribunals Reforms Bill (12 mins); Prevention of Insults to National Honour Amendment Bill (14 mins).
All were passed by voice vote amid persistent Opposition sloganeering.
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