{"id":60695,"date":"2025-04-04T09:19:25","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T09:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/?p=60695"},"modified":"2025-04-04T09:19:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T09:19:25","slug":"lok-sabha-adjourned-sine-die-budget-session-concludes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/04\/lok-sabha-adjourned-sine-die-budget-session-concludes\/","title":{"rendered":"Lok Sabha Adjourned Sine Die, Budget Session Concludes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" data-start=\"62\" data-end=\"202\">The <strong data-start=\"66\" data-end=\"79\">Lok Sabha<\/strong> was <strong data-start=\"84\" data-end=\"106\">adjourned sine die<\/strong> on <strong data-start=\"110\" data-end=\"120\">Friday<\/strong>, marking the conclusion of the <strong data-start=\"152\" data-end=\"170\">Budget Session<\/strong> that began on <strong data-start=\"185\" data-end=\"199\">January 31<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"204\" data-end=\"426\">When the House reconvened at <strong data-start=\"233\" data-end=\"244\">12 noon<\/strong> after an earlier adjournment over remarks by <strong data-start=\"290\" data-end=\"322\">Congress leader Sonia Gandhi<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"324\" data-end=\"344\">Speaker Om Birla<\/strong> delivered his <strong data-start=\"359\" data-end=\"382\">valedictory address<\/strong> before adjourning the House indefinitely.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"428\" data-end=\"743\">He highlighted that <strong data-start=\"448\" data-end=\"460\">16 bills<\/strong> were passed during the session and that <strong data-start=\"501\" data-end=\"537\">House productivity exceeded 118%<\/strong>. However, opposition members <strong data-start=\"567\" data-end=\"580\">protested<\/strong> his remark that <strong data-start=\"597\" data-end=\"615\">Gandhi\u2019s claim<\/strong>\u2014that the <strong data-start=\"625\" data-end=\"648\">Waqf Amendment Bill<\/strong> was <em data-start=\"653\" data-end=\"683\">bulldozed without discussion<\/em>\u2014was <em data-start=\"688\" data-end=\"701\">unfortunate<\/em> and <em data-start=\"706\" data-end=\"740\">against the dignity of the House<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"745\" data-end=\"1019\">During the session, the <strong data-start=\"769\" data-end=\"816\">government completed its budgetary exercise<\/strong>, with the <strong data-start=\"827\" data-end=\"873\">Lok Sabha approving the demands for grants<\/strong> for various ministries along with the <strong data-start=\"912\" data-end=\"928\">Finance Bill<\/strong>. The budget for <strong data-start=\"945\" data-end=\"956\">Manipur<\/strong>, which is currently under <strong data-start=\"983\" data-end=\"999\">central rule<\/strong>, was also passed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1021\" data-end=\"1238\">The session also saw heated debates, particularly over the <strong data-start=\"1080\" data-end=\"1103\">Waqf Amendment Bill<\/strong>, which was eventually <strong data-start=\"1126\" data-end=\"1150\">passed by Parliament<\/strong> despite strong opposition. Lawmakers sat for <strong data-start=\"1196\" data-end=\"1214\">extended hours<\/strong> to ensure its approval.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die on Friday, marking the conclusion of the Budget Session that began on January 31. 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