New Delhi, January 5: The winter session of Parliament came to an end on Friday, with both houses being adjourned sine die. The Rajya Sabha did not take up the triple talaq bill, with the government earlier rejecting the opposition’s insistence on sending the bill to a Select Committee for detailed scrutiny.
A few bills were introduced, and a few motions were adopted. Rajya Sabha chairman M Venkaiah Naidu congratulated the members on the work done, but also said members should retrospect on the time wasted in disruptions over various important bills.
The Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die on Friday, bringing the winter session to an end. Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said the lower house sat for 61 hours over 13 sittings. The session started on December 15.
A bill for establishing an international arbitration centre in Delhi was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Friday.