New Delhi, Dec 1 (NationPress) The Winter Session of the Lok Sabha faced significant disruption once again on Tuesday due to intense protests from opposition members regarding alleged “vote chori” in recent elections and the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across 12 states and union territories, leading to a second adjournment until 2 p.m.

The session had resumed at noon following a short and tumultuous sitting from 11 a.m. Almost immediately, opposition MPs stormed the Well, shouting the slogan 'Vote Chor, Gaddi Chhor!' and brandishing placards that demanded an urgent discussion on what they described as a “conspiracy to erase genuine voters” through the SIR process.

Deputy Speaker Sandhya Rai, who was overseeing the proceedings, consistently urged members to take their seats. She reassured the House that none of the more than 20 adjournment motion notices submitted by the opposition had been turned down by the Speaker and that the matters could be addressed if the House was permitted to operate.

Her requests, however, were ignored amid the ongoing uproar.

Before the protests silenced all discussions, the Lok Sabha accomplished some routine yet important tasks.

Ministers Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Arjun Ram Meghwal, Pankaj Chaudhary, and Kirti Vardhan Singh presented documents on behalf of their respective ministries.

The Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilisers delivered two significant reports, one analyzing the sharp increase in medicine prices and its effects on ordinary citizens, and another focused on achieving self-sufficiency in fertiliser production.

Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan introduced a motion to elect two Lok Sabha members to the Council of the Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru, while extensions were granted to the select committees reviewing the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill and the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Supplementary Demands for Grants (First Batch) for 2025-26 and introduced three bills, including the Health Security and National Security Cess Bill, 2025, which incited immediate protests from Trinamool Congress member Saugata Roy, who labeled it as an “extra tax load on the aam aadmi”.

As the chanting intensified, an exasperated Deputy Speaker cautioned that she would have no choice but to adjourn the House.

She inquired, “Why are you unwilling to proceed with the zero hour?”

When order was not restored, she ultimately stood up and declared an adjournment until 2 p.m.

With both factions entrenched in their positions—the opposition refusing to let the House operate without a debate on electoral misconduct and the treasury benches intent on advancing legislative matters—the Winter Session 2025 seems poised for extended turmoil.