Lok Sabha has been adjourned for the day following opposition parties’ uproar over various issues. When the House reassembled at 2:00 PM after the second adjournment, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla congratulated astronaut and Group Captain of Indian Air Force Shubhanshu Shukla on behalf of the entire House. Mr Birla said that Captain Shukla created history by becoming the first Indian to travel to the International Space Station under Axiom Mission-4. After that he appealed to all the members of the House to take part in the special discussion on India’s first astronaut, Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, aboard the International Space Station, focusing on the critical role of the space programme for Viksit Bharat by 2047. Amid the noisy scene, Science and Technology Minister Dr Jitendra Singh initiated the discussion. Dilip Saikia, who was on the chair, made repeated appeal to the protesting members to go back to their seats and take part in this special discussion, but the opposition members continued with their protest, following which he adjourned the House for the day.
Earlier, when the Lower House assembled after the first adjournment at 12:00 noon, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal introduced the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2025. The bill intends to amend certain enactments for decriminalising and rationalising offences to further enhance trust-based governance for ease of living and doing business. Later the House approved the motion to refer the Bill to the Select Committee of the House for further scrutiny. The Committee will make a report by the first day of the next session. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan introduced the Indian Institutes of (Amendment) Bill, 2025. The Bill will further amend the Indian Institutes of Management Act, 2017. These Bills were introduced amid the noisy scene created by the opposition members who were protesting over the issue of SIR in Bihar. Amid the ruckus, presiding officer Sandhya Ray adjourned the House till 2:00 PM.
In the morning, when the House assembled at 11:00 AM, the opposition parties started a protest demanding discussion on the issue of Special Intensive Revision. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla warned the protesting members saying that if they will damage the government assets, action will be taken against them. He said, the people elected the members to raise the issues and asked questions related to their welfare but they are disrupting the proceedings, which is not appropriate. Despite the repeated appeal, the opposition members continued with their protest following which, the Speaker adjourned the House till 12:00 noon.
