The Congress on Tuesday (December 16, 2025) issued a whip in the Lok Sabha, mandating its MPs to be present in the Lower House for the next three days as key legislation such as the VB-G RAM G and a new Bill to overhaul laws governing India's civil nuclear sector are likely to come up for consideration and passage.

Lok Sabha refers Bill to set up higher education commission to joint committee of Parliament

The Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, which seeks to open the civil nuclear power sector for private participation and overhaul the liability regime, could be taken up for discussion on Wednesday.

SHANTI Bill spurs private sector to make, run nuclear plants

The SHANTI Bill, introduced by Minister of State in PMO Jitendra Singh, seeks to repeal the Atomic Energy Act, 1962, and the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010.