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Parliament monsoon session turns into washout; Bills passed amid Opposition protests
The Monsoon Session of Parliament this year was reduced to a near-total washout, with the Opposition staging relentless protests both inside and outside the House over the issue of SIR. From the very first day, the Opposition remained steadfast in its demand for a discussion, resulting in repeated disruptions and preventing the smooth conduct of legislative only structured discussion that took place during the entire session was on Operation Sindoor, while several other important debates — including a special discussion proposed by the government on India's space programme for Viksit Bharat 2047 — were stalled due to ruckus in both sources expressed disappointment at what they termed the 'obstinate behaviour' of Opposition parties, which, they said, not only paralysed parliamentary debates but also denied their members a chance to participate in the passage of several significant pieces of legislation.
Despite the chaos, the government succeeded in getting multiple Bills passed in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. Many of these legislations were cleared either without discussion or after brief debates held amid din, with Opposition MPs either shouting slogans, staging walkouts, or refusing to PASSED IN LOK SABHAIn the Lok Sabha, some of the Bills that managed to secure limited discussion before passage included:The Readjustment of Representation of Scheduled Tribes in Assembly Constituencies of the State of Goa Bill, 2025The Merchant Shipping Bill, 2025The National Sports Governance Bill, 2025The National Anti-Doping (Amendment) Bill, 2025The Indian Ports Bill, 2025The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2025The remaining Bills were passed without any discussion, underscoring the extent of disruption in the Lower PASSED IN RAJYA SABHAThe Rajya Sabha witnessed a similar scenario. The Bills of Lading Bill, 2025, was the only legislation that sailed through smoothly on the very first day, before protests subsequent Bills were either passed amid uproar or after Opposition members staged a walkout, including:The Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill, 2025The Coastal Shipping Bill, 2025The Manipur Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2025The Manipur Appropriation (No. 2) Bill, 2025The Merchant Shipping Bill, 2025The Readjustment of Representation of Scheduled Tribes in Assembly Constituencies of the State of Goa Bill, 2025The National Sports Governance Bill, 2025The National Anti-Doping (Amendment) Bill, 2025The Income-tax Bill, 2025The Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2025The Indian Ports Bill, 2025The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2025The Indian Institutes of Management (Amendment) Bill, 2025While the government defended its decision to proceed with the legislative agenda amid din, citing constitutional obligations, Opposition parties accused the ruling dispensation of bulldozing laws without observers noted that the session highlighted the deepening standoff between the Treasury and Opposition benches. Important legislations with far-reaching consequences—from taxation and sports governance to higher education and shipping reforms—were passed with little Monsoon Session of 2025 may be remembered more for protests and paralysis than for meaningful parliamentary debate.- Ends
