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Rajya Sabha Adjourned Sine Die, Ending Stormy Monsoon Session

Rajya Sabha Adjourned Sine Die, Ending Stormy Monsoon Session
Rajya Sabha proceedings adjourned sine die · theprint.in

The Rajya Sabha, which is one of the two houses of India's Parliament, has finished its Monsoon Session.

This means the house has stopped meeting for now, a decision called 'adjourned sine die.'

The other house, called the Lok Sabha, had already stopped meeting too.

On the last day, the members skipped their usual morning routines like Question Hour and Zero Hour.

Instead, they discussed and quickly passed a law called the Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill.

The chairman of the house, C P Radhakrishnan, spoke about the work done during the session.

The session started on July 20, and it was a stormy one with lots of shouting and interruptions.

Opposition members were upset about things like the way police treated students protesting about a test called NEET and money said to be missing from a temple in Ayodhya.

Even so, the house managed to pass several other laws during the session.

Key facts

Event
Rajya Sabha adjourned sine die
Date
Thursday, August 13
Session
Monsoon Session, began July 20
Legislation passed
Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill (voice vote)
Chairman
C P Radhakrishnan
Key disruption issues
Police action on NEET paper leak protesters; alleged theft of donations at Ram temple in Ayodhya
Other house
Lok Sabha earlier adjourned sine die
Source
PTI

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