The Rajya Sabha was adjourned sine die on Friday marking the end of the Budget Session in Parliament that began on January 31, 2025.
In his concluding remarks at the end of the 267th session of the Rajya Sabha, Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar said that the House passed key legislations, including the Waqf Amendment Bill, and discussed several important issues during its sittings.
Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned twice on Friday as treasury benches raised the issue of the Supreme Court invalidating the appointment of teachers and other staff in West Bengal.
RS Speaker Dhankar's Concluding Address
Rajya Sabha Speaker Jagdeep Dhankar in his concluding speech stated, “The productivity of this session stood at 119 per cent. On April 3, 2025, the Rajya Sabha began proceedings and etched its name in the annals of legislative history with an unprecedented sitting from 11 am on that day until 4.02 am the following day, ie, this day, the longest in its history."
He added, “This would send a very great message to the people at large and enhance belief in this great institution.”
Soon after the House met for the day and Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar had completed birthday wishes, farewell messages and laying of the listed papers and following that, the members of the ruling party raised slogans and uproar in the house.
Rajya Sabha Adjourned Twice On Last Day Of Budget Session
The proceedings were adjourned twice during the pre-lunch period after treasury benches raised slogans against the West Bengal government and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
BJP member Laxmikant Bajpayee said that in 2016, the West Bengal government had recruited over 25,000 teachers and non-teaching staff. He asserted that proper procedure was not followed for the recruitment process. The West Bengal government has tainted the entire recruitment process, he added.
The state government has violated rules and regulations and even the high court and the Supreme Court have validated the fact, Vajpayee said.
He alleged that the TMC government in the state even "failed" to fill the jobs under the OBC quota.
Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien Derek tried to respond to the charges amid sloganeering by the treasury benches.
"People of India are watching that BJP members are disrupting Parliament. They are raising slogans. They are not allowing me to make my point," he said.
In a major jolt to the West Bengal government, the Supreme Court on Thursday invalidated the appointment of 25,753 teachers and other staff in state-run and state-aided schools, and termed the entire selection process "vitiated and tainted".
A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar upheld a Calcutta High Court verdict dated April 22, 2024, annulling the appointments and ordered the Trinamool Congress-led state government to initiate a fresh selection process to be concluded within three months.
As the chair allowed Congress member Pramod Tiwari to speak, NDA members again got up and raised slogans. Tiwari sought to raise the issue of the Waqf legislation, alleging that a message had gone to the ground in Uttar Pradesh to vacate the Waqf land.
