Parliament Monsoon Session concludes: Key takeaways from final day of proceedings

Monsoon session of the Parliament concluded on ThursdayNEW DELHI: Parliament’s Monsoon Session concluded on Thursday with both Houses adjourned sine die after weeks marked by legislative business, opposition protests and repeated disruptions over the Jantar Mantar protest and other political flashpoints.The Lok Sabha’s final morning was strikingly brief. In just three minutes and 10 seconds, members assembled, all six stanzas of Vande Mataram were rendered, MPs including Prime Minister stood to attention, and Speaker Om Birla adjourned the House sine die.The closing proceedings unfolded amid familiar slogans, with the Opposition shouting “apologise, apologise” and “who ordered the lathi-charge?” as home minister Amit Shah entered. Birla also skipped his customary valedictory remarks on the