Lok Sabha Speaker expresses anguish at "planned disruptions", says sloganeering and displaying placards harm dignity of House

New Delhi [India], August 22 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday expressed anguish on continuous and planned disruptions in the House and noted that people have great expectations from the representatives and they should utilise their time in the House for serious and meaningful discussions on problems and issues of public interest and important legislations.
In his valedictory remarks before the House was adjourned sine die at the end of the monsoon session, Birla said that sloganeering, displaying placards in the Lok Sabha or the parliament premises and planned disruptions harm the dignity of parliamentary proceedings.
The session saw continuous protests from the opposition members over their demand for debate on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Bihar.
The Speaker mentioned that during the session, he had given enough opportunities to the Members from across the political spectrum to speak in the House and to discuss on important legislations and issues of public interest. However, he lamented that continuous deadlock in the house was unfortunate. Serious and meaningful discussions should be taken forward while avoiding sloganeering and disruptions in the House, he stressed.
He said that kind of language and behaviour witnessed in the monsoon session was not in keeping with the decorum of Parliament. He reminded the House that language of members, both inside and outside the House, should always be restrained and dignified. He urged the Members to make sure that their work and conduct should set an example for the nation and the world.
Birla informed that 419 starred questions were listed in the agenda of the session, but due to planned disruptions, only 55 questions could be taken up for oral answer. Whereas all parties had decided at the beginning of the session that the House would discuss and debate for 120 hours in this session and the Business Advisory Committee also agreed to this but due to continuous deadlock and planned disruptions, the House could barely work for 37 hours in this session, he added.
Birla also informed that fourteen Government Bills were introduced and twelve Bills were passed, during the session.
The Speaker informed that the discussion on 'Operation Sindoor', commenced on July 28, 2025 and concluded the next day with a reply from the Prime Minister.
A special discussion was initiated on the achievements of India's space programme on August 18. (ANI)