LS passes Taxation Laws (Amendment), Central Universities (Amendment) Bills amid din

It was adjourned for the day in first half of sitting itself and at the end of a third week of protests by Oppositions members

The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day in the first half of the sitting itself and at the end of a third week of protests by Oppositions MPs on the Pesgasus snooping issue and the three contentious farm laws, but managed to pass The Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021, and The Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2021, without debate or discussion. till a few minutes after it convened, with Speaker Om Birla urging the protesting members to participate in the Question Hour. But continuing protests saw the House being adjourned till 12 noon. When it reconvened, Rajendra Agarwal, as presiding officer, asked the protesters to participate in discussions on the two Bills listed. Leader of the Congress legislature party in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary spoke before both the Bills were passed, urging the government to “give up” its ‘obduracy’ in not considering the demands of the Opposition.