Lok Sabha passes Bill enabling reservation of seats for tribal communities in Goa Assembly

On Tuesday in Lok Sabha, Meghwal urged the House to pass the Bill, and it was passed through a voice vote. This was the first and only legislative business transaction in Lok Sabha thus far during the Monsoon Session, which commenced on July 21.

Lok Sabha was initially adjourned until 2 pm amid protests by the Opposition. As soon as the House reassembled in the afternoon, the Opposition members again started raising slogans. BJP member Sandhya Ray, who was in the chair, asked the Opposition members to allow the House to function. However, as they continued their protest, she adjourned the House for the day after the Goa Bill was passed.

The other three Bills listed in the revised list of business in Lok Sabha, were the Merchant Shipping Bill, 2024; the National Sports Governance Bill, 2025; and the National Anti-Doping Amendment Bill, 2025. However, these could not be taken up.

In the Monsoon Session of Parliament, both the Houses have not been able to transact any business except a discussion on Operation Sindoor, India’s military action on terror bases in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terro attack. The Opposition has been protesting in both Houses of Parliament against the SIR, alleging the EC’s exercise was aimed at “disenfranchising voters” in Bihar ahead of the Assembly elections. Opposition leaders have been demanding a discussion on the issue in both Houses.