15 Bills passed in both Houses

The monsoon session of Parliament, which concluded on Thursday, recorded poor productivity in both Houses as protests led by the Congress and other Opposition parties repeatedly stalled proceedings over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar.

According to Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, Lok Sabha registered only 31 per cent productivity, while Rajya Sabha managed 33 per cent.

According to an official release, 14 Bills were introduced in the Lok Sabha, of which 12 were passed. In total, 15 Bills were cleared by both Houses, including the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, the National Sports Governance Bill, the National Anti-Doping (Amendment) Bill and the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill.

However, it was the introduction of the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirtieth Amendment) Bill, 2025 — which proposes automatic removal of elected officials, including the Prime Minister, Chief Ministers and Union Ministers, if detained for 30 consecutive days on serious criminal charges — along with the Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill, 2025, and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2025, that triggered uproar in the Lok Sabha.

Calling the Constitution Amendment Bill “autocratic” and a step towards a “police state”, Opposition members tore up copies of the draft and hurled them at Home Minister Amit Shah. The three Bills were sent to a joint panel with a deadline to report back by the first week of the Winter Session.

On Thursday, when Shah moved the motion in Rajya Sabha to refer the Bills, he was heckled with unparliamentary language. In the Lok Sabha, Opposition MPs raised “Vote Chor Gaddi Chhod” slogans when Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived before the Speaker’s customary valedictory address.

Meanwhile, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill and the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill were referred to a select committee.

The session also saw a motion to impeach Justice Yashwant Varma admitted by Speaker Om Birla, who appointed a three-member committee to examine

the charges.

The government rejected the Opposition’s demand for a discussion on the SIR exercise in Bihar, citing the Election Commission’s constitutional status. The only issue discussed without disruption was Operation Sindoor, debated for two days in both Houses.

The monsoon session, which began on July 21 and spanned 21 sittings, saw over 84 hours lost to adjournments — the highest in the current 18th Lok Sabha — leaving only 37 hours and seven minutes of effective business, according to the Lok Sabha Secretariat. Birla said all parties had initially agreed to 120 hours of discussion.