Opposition members protest in Lok Sabha with placards, demanding a discussion on the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, on July 24, 2025.
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The Rajya Sabha functioned briefly on Thursday (July 24, 2025) to bid farewell to the retiring members but Opposition protests continued in the Lok Sabha over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, disrupting the proceedings for the fourth consecutive day.Parliament Monsoon Session: Follow LIVE updates on July 24, 2025Soon after the lower house sat for the day, Speaker Om Birla had to adjourn proceedings when Opposition members raised slogans, entered the Well of the House and also displayed placards. Addressing senior Congress leader K.C. Venugopal, Mr. Birla said it was not the culture of his party to indulge in sloganeering in the House and lamented about crores of tax payers’ money being wasted.As the din continued, the Speaker adjourned the proceedings until 2 p.m. in less than seven minutes.When the House reassembled, Krishna Prasad Tenneti, TDP member who was chairing the proceedings, urged members to participate in a Bill, which seeks to provide seats for Scheduled Tribes (STs) in the Goa Legislative Assembly.Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal questioned why the Opposition was not allowing a discussion on the Bill that seeks to give tribal representation for the first time in the Assembly. As protests continued unabated, the proceedings were adjourned for the day.The Rajya Sabha had a brief period of calm, as the House bid farewell to six retiring members from Tamil Nadu — M. Mohamed Abdulla (DMK), N. Chandrasegharan (AIADMK), Anbumani Ramadoss (PMK), M. Shanmugam (DMK), Vaiko (MDMK) and P. Wilson (DMK). Mr. Wilson has been re-elected and will be returning to the upper house.Earlier in the day, Deputy Chairman Harivansh had announced that he had received 30 notices under Rule 267 to suspend the day’s business; the majority of these notices were demanded for a debate on the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar.Shortly after the farewell addresses ended, the Opposition resumed its protest demanding a debate on SIR forcing an adjournment till 2 p.m. When it reconvened post lunch, the Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill, 2025 was taken up for discussion. AIADMK MP M. Thambidurai, who could not complete his speech on the Bill on Wednesday amid protests, was asked to continue by the Chair, Bhubaneswar Kalita.Opposition MPs continued their protest and raised slogans demanding that the SIR exercise be stopped. Several MPs trooped into the Well of the House, while many others were standing.After Mr. Thambidurai, Ayodhya Rami Reddy of the YSRCP started speaking on the Bill. However, the protests continued and Opposition MPs came close to the member’s seat, raising slogans ‘SIR wapas lo’ (roll back SIR). Amid the din, the Chair adjourned the House for the day.Ujjwal Deorao Nikam (nominated) also took oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha on Thursday morning. Published - July 24, 2025 12:20 pm IST
