Parliament Review 2025

0:00 This is Akashwani. A review of today's parliament proceedings read by Abhinit Shukla. First from the Lok Sabha, writer is Achintabora of PTI. Lok Sabha proceedings were disrupted for the third consecutive day today due to noisy protests by opposition parties demanding a discussion on operation Synindur and voter role revision in Bihar leading to the House being adjourned multiple times. When the house met at 11:00 a.m., opposition MPs including Congress were on their feet raising slogans and showing placards with their demand for discussion on operation Synindhur. The opposition is also demanding a discussion on the special intensive revision that is SIR exercise initiated by the election commission in Bihar ahead of the assembly elections there. Speaker Omaha said the protesting MPs were behaving as if they were on the streets and warned that he would be

0:47 forced to take decisive action against them. He urged the members that they should behave in a manner that reflect the hopes aspirations of the people who have elected them. You should work in a manner and debate and discuss issues that would make the people's lives easier. He said, "But you have been showing street-like behavior in parliament." He added. Ba also told the leaders of the political parties that the behavior of the MPs does not behave of parliamentarians. The MPs are not supposed to carry plards. If you continue with such act, I will be forced to take decisive action, he said. and asked the members to take their respective seats and take part in the proceedings. After the opposition members ignored his pleas, the speaker adjourned the house till 12:00 noon. When the house met again at 12:00 noon, opposition members again stormed into the well of the house waving placards

1:33 and raising slogans. BJP leader Sandaray who was in the chair adjourned the proceedings till 2 p.m. after laying off parliamentary papers and introduction of two bills of the sports ministry. When the house resumed business at 2 p.m. the opposition members again resorted to noisy protests. TDP leader Krishna Prasad Tenetti who was in the chair adjourned the house for the day. The house could not function on the first two days of the monsoon session this week due to repeated adjournments following opposition protests over the demand of discussion on operation sindur and sir in Bihar. Earlier Union Sports Minister Manukmania introduced the national sports governance bill in Lok Sabha that proposes to institute a board which will have sweeping powers to lay down rules and oversee the functioning of federations including the cashrich

2:20 BCCI. Mand introduced the bill that has provisions for a national sports board that is NSB to create a stringent system of accountability. All national sports federations that is NSFs will have to attain NSB's recognition for access to central government funding. Another striking feature is the proposal for a national sports tribunal which will have the powers of a civil court and decide disputes ranging from selection to election involving federations and athletes. Once instituted, tribunals decisions can only be challenged in the Supreme Court. All recognized national sports bodies would also come under the ambit of the right to information that is RTI act. Something that the BCCI has vehemently opposed since it is not dependent on government funding. Now we

3:06 have to study the bill and we will have to see if we need to place it before the apex council. We can only comment after that. BCCI vice president and Rajya Sabha member Rajiv Shupla said outside the parliament. Obviously BCCI members will study the bill and its clauses and if put forth to any committee they will study and then we will see what needs to be done. We will also have discussions with the government. He added the ministry has insisted that the BCCI which is now a part of the Olympic movement following cricket's inclusion in the 2028 Los Angeles games roster will have to comply with the provisions of the bill once it becomes an act. The NCSB will comprise a chairperson and its members will be appointed by the central government from amongst persons of ability, integrity and standing. The

3:52 board's constituents will also be expected to possess special knowledge or practical experience in the field of public administration, sports governance, sports law and other related fields. The appointments would be done based on the recommendations of a searchcom selection committee according to the draft bill that has been finalized after extensive consultations with stakeholders and public inputs. The objectives of the bill states there is a felt need for a comprehensive legislation to improve the governance of the sports bodies and achieve better results in sports and reduce the disputes and litigation interalia involving sports federations. There is an imperative need to curb fac factionalism and administrative interventions which adversely affects the organized development of sports and related activities in India and also for

4:39 its better presentation before the international sports community. It added the NSB will have the mandate to drecognize a national body that fails to hold elections for its executive committee or has committed gross irregularities in the election procedures. Failure to publish annual audited accounts or misused, misapplied or misappropriated public funds would also be liable for action by the NSB, but it would be required to consult the concerned global body before making its move. The bill also provides for a national sports election panel consisting of former members of the election commission of India or the state election commission or former chief electoral officers of the states or deputy election commissioners. Mandi also introduced the National Anti-Doping Amendment Bill 2025 that seeks to

5:24 incorporate the changes sought by the world anti-doping agency that is Vada which objected to government interference in the functioning of the country's anti-doping agency that is NATA. The act was originally passed in 2022 but its implementation had to be put on hold due to objections raised by Vada. Meanwhile, railway minister Ashwini Vashno informed the Lok Sabha that work in the Gujarat portion of the bullet train corridor between Vapi and Sabarmati is planned to be completed by December 2027 and the entire project from Maharashtra to Sabarmati section is expected to be over by December 2029. The minister provided an update on the country's most ambitious project after some members asked questions regarding the status of its construction. He said the 58 km long Mumbai Ahmedabad

6:10 highspeed rail that is MHSR project is under execution with technical and financial assistance from Japan. It is passing through Gujarat, Maharashtra and Dadra and Naga Havi with 12 stations planned at Mumbai, Tarn, Vidar, Boiser, Vapi, Bilimura, Surat, Bharu, Vadodra, Anand, Ahmedabad and Sabarmati. Mashna said the Gujarat portion of the corridor between Wapi and Sabarmati is planned to be completed by December 2027. The entire project from Maharashtra to Sabarmati section is expected to be completed by December 2029. he said in a written reply. The minister said the total estimated cost of the project is approximately 1 lakh and 8,000 cr rupes out of which Japan International Corporation Agency that is JICA is funding 81% that is 88,000 cr rupes and

6:58 the balance 19% that is 20,000 cr rupes will be funded through equity contributions from the ministry of railways 50% and governments of Maharashtra 25% and Gujarat with 25%. A cumulative financial expenditure of 78,839 cr rupes has been incurred on the project till June the 30th. He said the delay in land acquisition in Maharashtra has impacted the project till 2021. However, currently entire land for MHSR project has been acquired. He said railway minister Shini Vashna also informed the Lok Sabha that more than 16 lakh frontline rail employees have been trained for 3 years to handle medical emergencies at stations and in trains effectively. He said this in response to questions about emergency medical

7:43 centers in railways. Union Minister of State for Personnel Jetra Singh said in Lok Sabha that more than 1.25 cr public grievances have been redressed since 2020. The central public grievances redressal and monitoring system or CP grants allows citizens to raise grievances online. Union Minister Jetendra Singh also informed the Lok Sabha that over 55,000 pension related grievances were resolved through the centralized pension grievances redress and monitoring system that is CEN grants portal between January and July 15 this year. The rate of grievances redressed on the CPEN grants portal has come down from 35 days in January 2025 to 20 days in July 2025 reflecting the timely and effective grievance redress of pension grievances he said. And now a review of

8:31 proceedings in the Rajya Sabha. Writer is Kumar Rahul of PTI. Proceedings of Rajya Sabha were adjourned today the third day of the monsoon session amid continued uproar and protests from the opposition members. The members from the opposition parties repeatedly disrupted proceedings demanding a discussion on the special intensive revision of electoral roles in Bihar. The upper house saw its first adjournment after it met at 11:00 a.m. and the second one at noon. Both the times the house was adjourned after opposition protested over the Bihar voter list revision issue. When the house assembled for the third time at 2 p.m. it was finally adjourned for the day after witnessing similar protests. After lunch when the upper house assembled at 2 p.m. after having two adjournments shipping and waterways minister Sanandanda Sonoval

9:16 moved the carriage of goods by sea bill 2025 for discussion and passing. However, the opposition members continued their protest demanding a discussion on the issue of voterless revision in Bihar with some even trooping into the well of the house while many others remained on their feet. Opposition members raised slogans against the exercise of special intensive revision of electoral roles in Bihar. They also demanded that leader of opposition Malik Jan Kh be allowed to speak. Babinesha Khalita who was in the chair adjourned the house for the day as the protests continued. Earlier in the day, the upper house witnessed similar protests leading to adjournments. The opposition members created a role in the house following rejection of their adjournment notices demanding discussion on various issues including revision of

10:02 electoral roles. Soon after the listed papers were tabled, deputy chairman Harivanch informed that he had received 25 notices under rule 267 demanding discussion on revision of electoral roles, demolition of slums in Delhi, alleged discrimination against migrant workers from Bengal in other states and air safety. The chair however rejected all the agendment notices which led to huge protests and sloganering by MPs of different opposition parties. Deputy chairman Haribanch who was preiding over the house at the time urged the house to at least allow MDMK member Viko to raise his zero hour mention saying his Rajya Sabha term was ending tomorrow. Vo raised the issue related to increasing incidents of arrest of Indian fishermen

10:49 by Sri Lanka even as the protest continued. When the house met at noon, Gan Shamiari who was in the chair called the questionaire to be taken up but opposition members were on their feet and demanded that the special intensive revision that is sir issue be discussed. Protesting members ignored requests by the chair to allow the questioner to proceed forcing adjunment. When the chair called the name of CPI Sandosh Kumar P to ask his supplementary question, he started raising the issue of revision of electoral roles in Bihar. Yesterday also the Rajya Sabha had witnessed several adjunments mainly on the matters of revision of electoral roles and could not conduct any substantial business. Meanwhile, Union

11:35 Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitan Gutkari in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha said the pace of National Highways construction during 2023 2024 stood at 34 km per day. The highest ever pace was recorded in 2020 2021 when it reached 37 km per day. Gutkari said all the national highways development projects including the development of access controlled high-speed corridors that is HSC's and expressways are planned in line with PMGishaki national master plan or NMP. Responding to a separate query the minister said till date 13,795 black spots have been identified on national highways in the country. In

12:22 this short-term rectification has been completed on 11,866 black spots and long-term rectification has been completed on 5,324 black spots. Replying to another question, he said the Dhadun Delhi access controlled highway with a total capital cost of about 12,000 cr rupees is targeted for completion by October 2025. While replying to another written question, Gutkari said the government has not prohibited flying of old vehicles and it was the National Green Tribunal that is NGT which banned the use of diesel and petrol vehicles beyond a certain age in the National Capital Region that is NCR. The vehicle scrapping policy of the government does not ban the use of 15-year-old vehicles,

13:08 Gutkari said in a written reply to Rajya Sabha. He further said that the Supreme Court has directed the transport departments of the states in the NCR that all diesel vehicles more than 10 years old and petrol vehicles more than 15 years old shall not apply in terms of the NGT order dated 7th of April 2015. The road transport and highways minister said that the government has formulated the voluntary vehicle fleet modernization program that is VVMP of vehicle scrapping policy for creation of an ecosystem to phase out unfit and polluting vehicles in an environment-friendly manner. The government informed Rajya Sabha there were 1 lakh and 9,000 vacancies in the central armed police forces and Assam rifles as on the 1st of January in which

13:54 recruitment for 72,689 post is ongoing. Replying to a written question, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Ray provided data on sanctioned strength, actual strength and vacancies in the central paramilitary forces. The data showed that sanctioned strength in these forces went up from 10 lak 4,980 in 2021 to 10 lak 67,110 in 2025 as of 1st of January. And that's all in Parliament