Parliament adjourned till April 5: RS passes Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2023 without discussion

03 Apr 2023 Evaluate

The proceedings of Lok Sabha (LS) and Rajya Sabha (RS) were adjourned for the day amid protests by the Opposition benches over the Adani issue.

Earlier, the LS was adjourned till 2 pm after obituary references to incumbent MP Girish Bapat and former MP Innocent, who passed away recently. When the House met at 2 pm, the opposition members started sloganeering against the government, demanding a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) probe into the Adani issue. The Chair adjourned the House amidst the din.

In RS proceedings has been adjourned after passing the Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2023 without discussion. When the house met at 2 pm, Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar greeted the members on the occasion of Rajya Sabha Day and urged them to participate in discussion, dialogue, and deliberations, instead of indulging in disruptions. After that, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman moved the Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2023 for consideration and passage amid sloganeering by Opposition members. Chairman put the Bill to voice vote even as the Opposition members continued sloganeering and passed it before adjourning the House for the day. The bill, which was passed on March 29 by LS, provides for the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to impose penalties on entities based on their global turnover instead of the current practice of considering only relevant market turnover. The Corporate Affairs Ministry has made certain amendments to the original bill. The Bill was introduced in Parliament on August 5 last year.

Proceedings in both the Houses will reconvene on Wednesday, at 11 am, with Tuesday being a holiday on account of Mahavir Jayanti. The second part of the Parliament's Budget Session has been witnessing regular disruptions and no discussions since it began on March 13 amid slogan shouting by members of opposition, treasury benches over Rahul Gandhi's democracy remarks and the Adani issue.

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