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Lok Sabha adjourned sine die as monsoon session ends
ThePrint··13 Aug
Speaker Om Birla adjourned the Lok Sabha sine die on August 13 after Vande Mataram was played, ending the monsoon session that began on July 20. Rajya Sabha was also adjourned sine die. Opposition members raised slogans; Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh were present for the brief sitting. Several bills this session passed without debate.
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What It Means For You
- Bills passed in this monsoon sitting, including those taken without debate, now wait on the other House or presidential assent unless already cleared.
- If you followed the Jantar Mantar student protests, the session ended without the full discussion the Opposition demanded and the Home Minister said he was willing to hold.
- The next sitting date will come only when the government recommends and the President summons a new session, which is what sine die adjournment means.
What's Happening
- On August 13 Speaker Om Birla adjourned Lok Sabha sine die shortly after the House met and Vande Mataram was played; Rajya Sabha was also adjourned sine die.
- The monsoon session had begun on July 20 and saw repeated disruptions over NEET paper leaks, police action on student protesters, and other Opposition demands.
- The FCRA Amendment Bill was referred to a joint parliamentary committee amid protests, rather than being passed on the last day.
What Sine Die Adjournment Closes and Leaves Open
- Adjournment sine die ends the session; it does not dissolve the Lok Sabha, which continues until the next summons or until its term expires.
- Opposition protests began over NEET and Ayodhya donation allegations and later centred on July 20 police action at Jantar Mantar and a demand that Amit Shah and the Prime Minister respond in the House.
- Union minister Manohar Lal Khattar said the Lok Sabha is a forum for discussion and that there is no point proceeding without one, while Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi said the ruling side was preventing the House from functioning.
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