- By Kamal Kumar
- Thu, 21 Dec 2023 11:48 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Parliament Winter Session 2023: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned sine die by the chairman on Thursday, a day earlier than the scheduled end of Parliament's Winter session. The Elder's House was indefinitely adjourned after the passing of three criminal law bills. The Bills seek to replace the colonial era criminal law acts - IPC, CrPC and Indian Evidence Act - of the country with new and updated acts namely - Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita, and Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Sanhita.
The Telecommunications Bill, 2023 was also passed by the House today ahead of its adjournment. The bill focuses on restructuring the nation's long-standing telecom law to enhance appeal to investors, ensure user protection, and grant 'extraordinary powers' to the government in case of public emergency.
Earlier, the Lok Sabha or the lower house of the parliament was also adjourned sine die after it cleared the new Telecom bill. The winter session of the parliament began on December 4 and is set to conclude tomorrow.
In the Winter session, 46 Members of Parliament were suspended from the Rajya Sabha due to disorderly conduct and misconduct. The opposition consistently called for a statement from Home Minister Amit Shah in the House regarding the security breach on December 13. However, no response was provided either by the Prime Minister or the Home Minister on the breach in the Parliament.
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On the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament terror attack, a major security breach occurred when two intruders leapt into the Lok Sabha chamber from the public gallery during Zero Hour. They opened canisters spewing yellow smoke and chanted slogans before being overpowered by a few MPs.
