Aug 22, 2025: Protests led by the Congress and other Opposition parties repeatedly stalled proceedings regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Bihar's electoral rolls during the monsoon session of Parliament, which came to a close on Thursday. This resulted in low productivity in both Houses. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju claims that Rajya Sabha achieved 33% productivity while Lok Sabha only achieved 31%. According to an official release, 14 Bills were introduced in the Lok Sabha, of which 12 were passed. In total, 15 Bills were cleared by both Houses, including the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, the National Sports Governance Bill, the National Anti-Doping (Amendment) Bill and the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill.
However, it was the introduction of the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirtieth Amendment) Bill, 2025 — which proposes automatic removal of elected officials, including the Prime Minister, Chief Ministers and Union Ministers, if detained for 30 consecutive days on serious criminal charges — along with the Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill, 2025, and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2025, that triggered uproar in the Lok Sabha.
Opposition members tore up copies of the Constitution Amendment Bill and threw them at Home Minister Amit Shah, describing it as "autocratic" and a step toward a "police state." The three Bills were sent to a joint panel with a deadline to report back by the first week of the Winter Session.
On Thursday, when Shah moved the motion in Rajya Sabha to refer the Bills, he was heckled with unparliamentary language. In the Lok Sabha, Opposition MPs raised “Vote Chor Gaddi Chhod” slogans when Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived before the Speaker’s customary valedictory address.
In the meantime, the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill and the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill were referred to a select committee. Speaker Om Birla also accepted a motion to remove Justice Yashwant Varma from office and appointed a three-member committee to investigate the allegations during the session. The government rejected the Opposition’s demand for a discussion on the SIR exercise in Bihar, citing the Election Commission’s constitutional status. The only issue discussed without disruption was Operation Sindoor, debated for two days in both Houses.
According to the Lok Sabha Secretariat, the monsoon session, which began on July 21 and lasted for 21 sittings, saw the highest number of adjournments in the current 18th Lok Sabha. This left only 37 hours and 7 minutes for productive business. Birla said all parties had initially agreed to 120 hours of discussion.