Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha adjourned sine die

The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned sine die on Wednesday, a day ahead of the scheduled end of the Winter Session of Parliament.

The Winter Session had 18 sittings and witnessed the passage of key legislations such as the Farm Laws Repeal Bill and the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill.

The session lost 18 hours and 48 minutes to disruption by opposition members on a range of issues such as price rise and Lakhimpur Kheri violence.

Soon after laying of the listed papers and reports, Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu adjourned the Rajya Sabha sine die.

The Upper House witnessed several disruptions during the session following the suspension of 12 opposition party members for their "unruly" conduct in the previous session in August.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said the lower house witnessed record productivity of 204 per cent on December 2.

The Winter Session of Parliament had begun on November 29 and was scheduled to go on till December 23.