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Parl adjourns sine die, Budget Session ends

Parl adjourns sine die, Budget Session ends

The Hans India 2 weeks ago

New Delhi: Both Houses of Parliament were adjourned sine die on Saturday, bringing to a close a stormy Budget session that began on January 28 and saw the passage of the Union Budget and several key legislations, alongside the defeat of a crucial Constitution amendment bill on women's reservation.

The Lok Sabha was adjourned shortly after it met at 11 am, with Speaker Om Birla reading out his concluding remarks.

The session ended with a rendition of 'Vande Mataram', with all six stanzas of the national song played in the House for the first time.

In a major setback to the government, the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, which sought to implement 33 per cent reservation for women in legislatures from 2029 and increase the strength of the Lok Sabha from 543 to 816 through delimitation, was defeated on Friday.

While 298 members voted in favour and 230 against, the Bill fell short of the required two-thirds majority of 352 votes out of 528 members present and voting.

This marked the first Bill of the Modi government to be defeated in Parliament.The session, originally scheduled to conclude on April 2, was extended by three days from April 16 to discuss the legislation.

In his valedictory remarks, Birla said the Lok Sabha held 31 sittings lasting about 151 hours and 42 minutes, with a productivity of 93 per cent.

The second half of the session, which began on March 9, saw the passage of the Finance Bill 2026-27, the Appropriation Bill and Demands for Grants for various ministries, completing the budgetary exercise.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman replied to the discussion on the Finance Bill in both Houses.

The session was marked by frequent opposition protests over issues including the West Asia conflict, alleged shortage of oil and LPG, and demands for greater discussion.

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