The Lok Sabha, on the first day of the Winter Session on Monday (December 1, 2025), passed a Bill to replace an ordinance which implemented reforms in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in Manipur, amid disruptions and Opposition protests over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in nine States and three Union Territories.
The first day of the Winter Session, which will have 15 sittings, saw frequent disruptions as the Opposition insisted on a debate on the ongoing SIR exercise.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced the Manipur Goods and Services Tax (Second Amendment) Bill, 2025 in the afternoon, after one round of disruption.
The Bill was passed post-lunch after a brief discussion, and a statutory resolution moved by Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) member N.K. Premachandra disapproving the Bill was rejected by a voice vote as Opposition members were protesting in the Well of the House.
As soon as the House assembled on Monday, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla began the proceedings by paying respects to former members, including actor Dharmendra and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vijay Kumar Malhotra, among others who passed away recently.
