Parliament Monsoon Session: Opposition protests stall proceedings for fourth day

Opposition protests continued to stall Lok Sabha proceedings for the fourth straight day this Monsoon Session because the Lower House was adjourned till 2 p.m., a couple of minutes after convening on Thursday (July 24, 2025). Opposition members protested demanding a dialogue on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar by the Election Commission of India (ECI), forward of the Assembly elections there.

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Opposition resorted to sloganeering and loud protests demanding a dialogue on Bihar SIR. Several members gathered on the Well of the House, shouting slogans and displaying placards.

Speaker Om Birla objected to the show of placards contained in the House and requested the protesting to return to their seats. He additionally tried interesting to Congress chief Okay.C. Venugopal in opposition to the present of placards and protests within the Well of the House.

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Mr. Birla’s repeated appeals in opposition to the protests and present of placards failed. He mentioned that the actions doesn’t go well with the “dignity of the House” and mentioned that it despatched out a improper message to the general public. As the protests continued, he adjourned the House until 2 p.m.

Meanwhile, within the Rajya Sabha, all notices below Rule 267, demanding discussions on numerous points, had been rejected by Deputy Chairman Harivansh. The Upper House bid farewell to 6 members from Tamil Nadu — M.M. Abdullah, N. Chandrasekaran, Anbumani Ramdoss, M. Shanmugam, Vaiko and P Wilson — who’re retiring. Also, Special Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam, identified for dealing with the 26/11 Mumbai terror assault trials, took oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha. He was nominated to the Rajya Sabha by the President on July 13.

Following the farewell to retiring members, Opposition members started their protest as quickly as Question Hour was taken up and Mr. Harivansh, within the Chair, adjourned the House until 2 p.m.