Parliament Winter Session: Lok sabha adjourned sine die

Before Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal moved a motion that the two bills concerning 'One Nation, One Election' be referred to a Joint Committee of the two Houses.

New Delhi: Lok Sabha on Friday adjourned sine die shortly after it began proceedings for the day a day after massive Parliament scuffle. Rajya Sabha was also adjourned till 12 noon.

Before Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal moved a motion that the two bills concerning ‘One Nation, One Election’ be referred to a Joint Committee of the two Houses.

The motion, which had names of 27 members from the Lok Sabha, was approved amid din in the House. The committee will have 12 members from the Rajya Sabha. The Committee will submit its report to Lok Sabha by the first day of the last week of the next session.

Speaker Om Birla said maintaining the dignity of Parliament is collective responsibility. He said there that there should be no protest at any of the “dwars” of Parliament, saying it is not appropriate. He said the Parliament will have to take appropriate action in case of violation.

Parliament witnessed parallel protests from both the Treasury and Opposition benches outside the parliament on Thursday morning. The ruling BJP MPs were protesting in the Parliament’s premises against the Congress party for “insulting” Babasaheb Ambedkar.

INDIA Bloc MPs led by Rahul Gandhi held a protest in the Parliament premises and demanded the resignation of Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his remarks on Babasaheb Ambedkar. Leaders from both sides alleged pushing and shoving by each other, while two BJP MPs, Pratap Sarangi and Mukesh Rajput were injured. Both the MPs were rushed and admitted to Delhi’s Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital.