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The Rajya Sabha has been adjourned sine die, a short while after ruckus in the Lok Sabha over Rahul Gandhi’s “rape in India” comment led to the Lok Sabha being adjourned sine die on Friday, 13 December. This brings to an end the Winter session of Parliament.
Earlier on Friday, leaders paid tributes to the people who lost their lives on this day in the 2001 Parliament attack.
- The Winter Session is scheduled to go on till 13 December
- The Recycling of Ships Bill, 2019 was passed in Rajya Sabha by voice vote on Monday
- The Lok Sabha has passed the Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu Bill 2019, seeking to merge the two UTs
- The controversial Transgender (Protection of Rights) Bill 2019 was also passed during this Winter Session
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Rajya Sabha Adjourned Sine Die
The historic 250th session of the Rajya Sabha was adjourned sine die on Friday after Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu summed it up as one marked by 'seriousness and brevity'.
He complimented the members for making this session productive and for improving the quality of debates.
"I am overall happy for this session, but for the small disappointment which also could have been avoided," he told the House during his valedictory address at the completion of the 250th session.
He said while the last session recorded productivity of 104 percent by availing more than available time for transacting business, this session too has clocked 100 percent productivity.
"This is perhaps for the first time that this House has recorded 100 percent productivity for two successive sessions. For me, this is a certain proof of this ship being steadied and all of you deserve credit for it," Naidu said.
'I Will Not Apologise': Rahul Gandhi
“I will not apologise,” Rahul Gandhi said on Friday after ruckus in Lok Sabha over his “rape in India” remark.
"This is PM Modi, Amit Shah, and BJP's attempt to divert attention from the Northeast protests,” Gandhi said, responding to BJP demanding an apology for his comments.
Lok Sabha Adjourned Sine Die
The Winter Session of the Lok Sabha concluded on Friday, with Speaker Om Birla adjourning the proceedings sine die.
As the Speaker was reading out his remarks over various issues taken up during the session, the treasury benches were seen demanding an apology from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his “rape in India” remark.
Opposition members were also heard shouting slogans such as 'we want justice' and demanded that Gandhi should be given a chance to respond.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi were present in the House.