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Stormy Parliament session ends; bills cleared without debate

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New Delhi: The Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die on Thursday, drawing curtains on a stormy Monsoon session which saw relentless protests by the opposition on the police action on agitating students and alleged theft of Ram temple donations, and passage of several key bills without a debate. As soon as the House met for the day, all six stanzas of the national song were played following which Speaker Om Birla adjourned the House sine die (for an indefinite period). Birla did not read out the usual valedictory address in which he highlights the performance and productivity of the Lok Sabha during the session. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh were present when the House met for a brief while. During the session, Birla repeatedly asked opposition members to participate in debate, but the Opposition continued with its protests, forcing repeated adjournments.

Though the House could not complete the Question Hour on any of the days due to opposition protests, as many as 12 bills were passed, including two earlier cleared by the Rajya Sabha

The session began on July 20 and has been witnessing vociferous protest by the Opposition earlier over the NEET paper leak issue and alleged theft of donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya. Later the opposition demanded a response from Home Minister Amit Shah over the police crackdown on students at Jantar Mantar here on July 20. The students were protesting against the NEET paper leak and seeking accountability in the education system.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju blamed the Congress for “unfairly disrupting” House proceedings and said it was for the first time in the country that the opposition was “running away” from debate when the government wanted discussion.

BJP accused Rahul of repeatedly changing goalposts on discussions and alleged that the Monsoon Session had fallen victim to “one leader’s ego, indiscipline and insolence”.

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