Winter session ends: OM Birla meets MPs as Parliament concludes; PM Modi, Priyanka in attendance

NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday held a meeting with leaders of political parties and Members of Parliament in his chamber at Parliament House, marking the conclusion of the Winter Session of Parliament 2025.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, defence minister Rajnath Singh, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi and several other opposition leaders were present at the meeting.

Sharing a post on X, Birla said, After the conclusion of the sixth session of the 18th Lok Sabha, a cordial conversation took place in the office located in the Parliament Building with the Honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the esteemed leaders of all parties.

Earlier in the day, amid continued opposition protests over the passage of the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Bill, both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha was adjourned sine die.

Prime Minister Modi, who returned on Thursday from a three-nation foreign visit, was present in the lower house during the adjournment.

With this, the 19-day-long Winter Session, which had 15 sittings, formally came to an end. Several key Bills were passed during the session, and the Lok Sabha recorded a productivity of 111 per cent, reflecting what the Speaker described as strong legislative engagement by members.

While adjourning the Upper House, Chairman C P Radhakrishnan read out a summary of the legislative and other business conducted during the session before the National Song was played.

Radhakrishnan also criticised disruptions during proceedings, saying, The conduct of members during the Ministers reply yesterday, which included protesting and tearing of papers, was unbecoming of the House.

Opposition parties continued to oppose the VB-G RAM G Bill even after the session ended. They also staged a protest outside Parliament, while Trinamool Congress MPs continued their demonstration on the steps near the House entrance.

Overall, the House functioned for around 92 hours during the Winter Session, achieving a productivity of 121 per cent. During this period, 58 starred questions, 208 Zero Hour submissions and 87 special mentions were taken up.

The Winter Session of Parliament began on December 1. Adjournment sine die, Latin for without a day, means that a House is suspended indefinitely without fixing a date for its next sitting.

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