Both Houses reconvened at 11 a.m. on Thursday (August 21, 2025), marking the last day of the 21-day-long Monsoon Session of the Parliament.
Minutes after they resumed, both were adjourned with Lok Sabha to resume at 12 p.m. and Rajya Sabha to meet at 2 p.m. The Lok Sabha was amid Opposition protests over revision of electoral rolls in Bihar.
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Amidst the protest of the Opposition MPs, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday (August 21, 2025) presented three new bills allowing the removal of elected representatives arrested on serious criminal charges and held in custody without bail for more than 30 days.
The Lok Sabha also passed The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, by a voice vote on Wednesday (August 20, 2025). The Bill seeks “to prohibit the offering, operation, facilitation, advertisement, promotion and participation in online money games”, targeting firms that offer fantasy sports and card games where users can deposit and risk money.
