Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla conducts proceedings in the House amid protest by opposition members in the well on the first day of the Winter Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Monday, December 1. (Sansad TV via PTI Photo)
Winter Session: Govt not averse to discussing SIR, says Rijiju
Day 1 begins on expected lines: both Houses adjourned over SIR protests, chaos
The first day of the Winter session witnessed repeated adjournments of the Lok Sabha and an Opposition walkout from the Rajya Sabha over the demand for a debate on Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, as the government asserted that it is not averse to a discussion, but a timeline could not be set.
PM blasts Opposition ahead of session
Interacting with reporters in Parliament House complex before the start of the session, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hit out at the Opposition, accusing it of turning Parliament into a "warm-up arena" for elections or as an outlet to vent out frustration after defeat, and offered to give them tips to bring positivity in politics.
He said Parliament was not a place for drama but delivery.
FM introduces two bills
In the Lok Sabha, amid disruptions, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced two new bills that seek to repurpose levies on 'sin goods' such as tobacco, pan masala and related products.
The bills were introduced ahead of the scheduled phaseout of the GST compensation cess levied on them.
Rijiju on SIR in Rajya Sabha
In the Rajya Sabha, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju asserted that the government is not averse to discussing SIR or electoral reforms and asked the Opposition not to insist on setting a timeline.
He was responding to Opposition members who were demanding an immediate discussion on the SIR or electoral reforms in the House.
Not satisfied with the minister's response, members of several Opposition parties staged a walkout from the Upper House.
Responding to the Opposition parties' demand to start an immediate discussion on the ongoing SIR exercise in nine states and three Union Territories, Rijiju sought more time to respond to the matter.
Rajya Sabha Chairperson C P Radhakrishnan, the Vice President of India, had earlier disallowed notices given by nine Opposition members on several issues, including a discussion on SIR, leading to protests by the Opposition.
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- 1 Dec 2025 3:03 PM IST
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“ On the behalf of all nominated members I would like to welcome and congratulate you. We are 12 nominated members. We don’t belong to any party. You should give us separate time to speak, says Sudha Murthy.
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the first batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants for 2025-26 in the Lok Sabha.
It seeks Parliament's approval for a gross additional expenditure of Rs 1.32 lakh crore. This includes proposals with a net cash outgo of Rs 41,455.39 crore and gross additional expenditure, matched by savings of the Ministries/Departments of Rs 90,812 crore.
As per the Supplementary, approval of Parliament is being sought for spending Rs 18,525 crore on fertiliser and related subsidies, and about Rs 9,500 crore by the Petroleum Ministry to compensate oil marketing companies for under-recoveries. PTI
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PM Modi hijacked Parliament agenda, says Gogoi
Prime Minister Modi has hijacked the Parliament of India. The Prime Minister does not want to be held accountable to any of the major issues raised by the political parties. In the meeting of floor leaders, all political parties belonging to the opposition wanted to discuss the Indian election system. Yet the BJP is simply refusing to list the discussion in the parliament agenda for this week. Political parties want the Parliament to reflect the agenda of both the ruling and the opposition.
- 1 Dec 2025 1:44 PM IST
Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2pm
Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till 2pm. Earlier, Lok Sabha also was adjourned till 2pm due to the Opposition's anti-SIR protest.
