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Parliament Winter Session: Both Houses adjourned till 2pm amid opposition protest over SIR

Tribune Web Desk

Updated At : 12:21 PM Dec 02, 2025 IST

Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, leader Sonia Gandhi, party leaders and workers during a protest against Special Intensive Revision (SIR) at Parliament complex during Winter session, in New Delhi, Tuesday, December 2, 2025. PTI

Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 12 noon on Tuesday, the second consecutive day of the Winter Session, following protests by opposition parties demanding a discussion on the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.

The House convened at 11 am, with Speaker Om Birla welcoming a parliamentary delegation from Georgia seated in the Speaker's Gallery to observe the proceedings. Soon after, the Question Hour commenced, but the opposition members rose to their feet, shouting slogans demanding a discussion on the Election Commission's SIR.

Amid the chaos, Birla allowed two MPs to ask questions related to different ministries, and the respective ministers replied to the supplementaries. As the protest continued, the Speaker urged the members to cooperate, stressing the importance of Question Hour. The Speaker then adjourned the house till 12 noon.

The first day of the Winter session on Monday witnessed repeated adjournments of the Lok Sabha and an opposition walkout from the Rajya Sabha over a demand for a debate on the SIR, as the government asserted that it is not averse to a discussion, but a timeline cannot be set. — with PTI

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As the protest continued, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla urged the members to cooperate, stressing the importance of Question Hour. “In a democracy, it is natural to have differences. But behaviour and utterances of some members inside and outside the House are not acceptable,” he said, adding that all members should maintain the dignity of the House and the country. “I always give enough time to every member. But everyone should also maintain the highest standard of the world's largest democracy,” he said. The Speaker then adjourned the house till 12 noon.

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