Parliament Winter Session 2025: Both Houses adjourned for the day

Rajya Sabha adjourned till 11 am on December 3. Today was the second day of ongoing Winter Session of Parliament. 

During the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament, a detailed discussion on Vande Mataram has been scheduled for Monday (December 8) with 10 hours allotted for the debate. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will initiate the proceedings. On Tuesday (December 9), the House will take up the debate on electoral reforms, for which another 10 hours have been earmarked. Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal is expected to reply to the discussion on Wednesday, December 10.

The Rajya Sabha returned to the Lok Sabha the Manipur GST bill, aimed at replacing an Ordinance promulgated to implement the GST 2.0 reforms in the northeastern state. The Lok Sabha had passed the bill on Monday. The Manipur Goods and Services Tax (Second Amendment) Bill, 2025, which seeks to give effect to decisions taken at the 56th meeting of the GST Council, was laid on the table of the House by Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary. The 56th GST Council, headed by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and comprising representatives of all states, had decided to rationalise GST rates on about 375 items by merging the 5, 12, 18 and 28 per cent slabs into 2, 5 and 18 per cent.

To resolve the ongoing deadlock in the House during the Winter Session, the Lok Sabha Speaker has convened a meeting of floor leaders from various parties in his chamber at Parliament House today, news agency ANI reported citing sources. The move comes as the impasse has stalled proceedings, prompting efforts to restore normal functioning.

The Lok Sabha has been adjourned for the whole day after frequent disruptions by the Opposition MPs over debate on SIR. 

With vociferous Opposition protests over the SIR stalling Parliament proceedings for a second day, the government on Tuesday told both Houses that it has invited leaders from various parties for talks to end the stalemate, but stressed that no timeline be set for the discussion.

Amid demands by the Opposition for an immediate discussion on the special intensive revision of electoral rolls, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said the government is ready to discuss anything but the Opposition should not fix timelines.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is likely to speak in Lok Sabha amid logjam over SIR.

The Lok Sabha has been adjourned till 12 amid Opposition's protest over SIR. 

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) move to mandate the pre-installation of the Sanchar Saathi application in all mobile handsets manufactured or imported in India has caused a political storm. Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi on Tuesday criticised the recent order by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) mandating pre-installation of the cyber fraud reporting app Sanchar Saathi in all mobiles.

Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury has filed an adjournment motion notice in the Rajya Sabha seeking suspension of business to discuss the government's directions on installation of the Sanchar Saathi App in new mobile handsets.

Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla welcomed Parliamentary Delegation of Georgia on the second day of Winter Session. 

Opposition leaders are holding a protest against SIR outside the Parliament. Congress President and LoP in Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, said they will continue the stir to save democracy. 

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Priyanka Chaturvedi said over 30 BLOs were killed due to SIR pressure. She said the government had assured there will be a discussion on SIR in Parliament but it did not happen.  

AAP leader Malvinder Kang said that the opposition has long been seeking discussion on SIR as it was a serious issue. Kang urged the government to hold a discussion on SIR in Parliament.

BJP MP Shashank Mani Tripathi said the Opposition was not allowing the Parliament to function as they were ‘frustrated’ over BJP’s victory in Bihar Assembly polls.

Congress MP Tariq Anwar the Opposition will raise SIR issue in the Parliament today as it was a major issue of the country. 

JMM MP Mahua Maji said the Opposition had on Monday unanimously decided to raise the issue of SIR in Parliament but it was not taken up for discussion. She said Day 2 will be chaotic if the issue is not discussed.

Opposition MPs are set to continue their protest against the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll as the Parliament gears up for the second day of the Winter Session. The INDIA bloc MPs will protest outside the Makar Dwar of the Parliament at 10:30 am ahead of the Parliament proceedings today.

Congress MPs on Tuesday moved adjournment motions in the Lok Sabha demanding the immediate suspension of the allegedly "unplanned and rushed" Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, while also flagging the extreme pressure on Booth Level Officers (BLOs) that has reportedly led to multiple deaths.