New Delhi, Aug 21 The Monsoon Session of Parliament is set to end on Thursday after running for nearly a month from July 21. On the last day of the session, the proceedings of both the Houses will resume at 11 am.
Throughout the monsoon session, the proceedings of the House were adjourned several times due to continuous protests by the opposition.
Their main demand was a detailed discussion on the voter list revision in Bihar ahead of the upcoming assembly elections. The opposition parties have accused the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of conspiring to manipulate the voter list in the state.
Despite strong opposition from the opposition on Wednesday, the Lok Sabha passed the Online Gaming Promotion and Regulation Bill, 2025.
The bill seeks to promote and regulate the online gaming industry, including e-sports, educational games and social gaming. It imposes stringent rules for gaming platforms, especially those involving real money games such as poker.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah also introduced important bills during the session, including a bill that provides for the removal of elected representatives facing arrest or detention on serious criminal charges. If enacted, the law will apply to the Prime Minister, Union ministers, chief ministers and ministers of Union Territories.
Shah introduced three key bills – the Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill, 2025, the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, 2025 and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill 2025.
As per the provisions, any Prime Minister, Union Minister, Chief Minister, or Minister of a state or Union Territory who is arrested in connection with offences punishable with a minimum jail term of five years and remains in custody for 30 consecutive days, will have to resign by the 31st day.
In case of non-compliance, they will be automatically removed from office.
The proposed bill has been referred to the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), which has been directed to submit its report on the first day of the next parliamentary session.
Home Minister Shah assured that the opposition will be given ample opportunity to raise objections and present its views before the committee.
