New Delhi: Both the Houses of Parliament were adjourned sine – die on Friday.
In the Lok Sabha, when the House met after the third adjournment at 1.30 PM, Speaker Om Birla made valedictory remarks and informed about the functioning of the House during the monsoon session. He said, the House functioned over 44 hours during the session. He said, the House discussed no-confidence motion for nearly 20 hours and also passed 22 bills including the Digital Data Protection Bill.
Earlier, the Lok Sabha witnessed three adjournments. Congress members created an uproar over the suspension of its leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury from the House. Chowdhury was suspended from the Lok Sabha on Thursday for his unruly conduct and the matter was referred to the Privileges Committee.
In the Rajya Sabha, when the House met after the second adjournment at 2 PM, the House suspended Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha for gross violation of rules and contemptuous conduct, till the pending report of Privileges Committee. The House also extended the suspension of AAP MP Sanjay Singh till the recommendations of the Privileges Committee.