Winter Session of Lok Sabha ends

Amid Opposition protests over the passage of the VB-G Ram G Bill, Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die Friday by Speaker Om Birla after Vande Mataram was played in the House

- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

The Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die Friday, drawing curtains on the 19-day-long Winter Session of Parliament, which saw the passage of crucial bills, including one to repeal the 20-year-old MNREGA and another on opening up the civil nuclear sector for private participation.

The total sitting hours during the Winter Session was 92 hours and 25 minutes. As soon as the House met for the day, Speaker Om Birla read out his brief valedictory address, noting that the productivity of the Lok Sabha during the session was registered at 111 per cent, with members sitting till late hours to discuss crucial legislation.

He then adjourned the House sine die (for an indefinite period), drawing curtains on the brief session that commenced December 1.