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Lok Sabha adjourned sine die amid deadlock, Amit Shah debate rejected
The Monsoon Session of Parliament ended on August 13 with Lok Sabha being adjourned sine die soon after the national song Vande Mataram was played. Speaker Om Birla made the announcement as…
The Story in Brief
The Monsoon Session of Parliament ended on August 13 with Lok Sabha being adjourned sine die soon after the national song Vande Mataram was played. Speaker Om Birla made the announcement as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah were present in the House. The session, which began on July 21, saw little business due to a prolonged deadlock between the government and Opposition over police action against student protesters at Jantar Mantar.
Opposition parties had demanded a statement from Amit Shah over the use of pellet guns and lathi charge against students protesting the NEET paper leak. Shah offered an extended debate, but Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi rejected it, saying the youth wanted answers, not a lecture. Despite disruptions, Parliament passed 19 Bills, including the Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill without debate. The FCRA Amendment Bill was sent to a 31-member joint parliamentary committee. A row over a 'shuddhikaran' ceremony at a venue after a Congress rally also disrupted Rajya Sabha proceedings.
The Indian Opinion
Days of paralysed Parliament served no one but the video editors on both sides. The government's offer of debate was genuine, but the Opposition's demand for a statement, not a discussion, looked like a trap. Conversely, rushing 19 Bills through without scrutiny mocks the very idea of deliberation. The real test is whether the FCRA Joint Parliamentary Committee hears dissenting voices or becomes a rubber stamp. Will any party explain what concrete outcome they wanted that a debate could not have delivered? That answer settles who wasted whose time.
Sources (5): indiatoday.in, hindustantimes.com, thehindu.com, livemint.com, news.abplive.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 5 sources.
