Lok Sabha adjourned sine die

When Mr. Kharge rose to speak after papers were laid, Ms. Mahajan said in a lighter vein “aap kuchh achhi baat toh karte nahin (You don’t say anything good).” To that Mr. Kharge said “I will say something good” and wanted the Prime Minister to make a statement. Apparently referring to the Prime Minister’s Mann ki baat programme on All India Radio, some Congress members were heard saying, “PM apni mann ki baat sadan ko bole (The PM should speak his heart out in the House).” However, the Speaker asserted that nobody would be allowed to speak. “Jab maine bola nahin, toh nahin (When I have said No, it is No),” she said. After that she said, “I am happy to inform you that 18 legislations were passed during the session which is a record of sorts in the recent years.”

Observing that almost three hours



were lost due to disruptions and adjournments, the Speaker said that during the 22 sittings of the Winter session, the House unanimously adopted two resolutions condemning the massacre of innocent school children in Peshawar and the release on bail of 26/11 mastermind Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi by a Pakistani Court.

The Speaker also referred to introduction of 68 non-official bills and discussion on Private Members’ resolutions, including those on implementation of recommendations of the national farmers commission, to impart skills to the youth and achieve the objective of ‘Make In India’

The House, which met for a total of 129 hours, spent over 17 hours to dispose of financial and other important items, which is “laudable and I thank the members for this“.

She also extended greetings to the members for Christmas and New Year expressing confidence that the new year would bring new energy to strengthen democracy and create a strong India.