Lok Sabha passes two tax Bills with out debate; Rijiju slams Opposition over disruptions

As the Opposition members continued their protest, the Lok Sabha on Monday (August 11, 2025) handed the 2 essential Bills pertaining to taxation with none debate.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched the Income-Tax (No 2) Bill and the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill within the Lok Sabha when no Opposition member was current within the House. Most of the Opposition leaders had been detained whereas marching in direction of the headquarters of the Election Commission towards the revision of the Bihar electoral rolls and alleged electoral malpractices.

After they returned, the Opposition members continued elevating slogans within the Well of the House. Amid the din, the 2 taxation Bills have been handed by voice vote.

Sports Bill handed

The Lok Sabha additionally handed the National Anti-Doping (Amendment) Bill, 2025 and the National Sports Governance Bill, 2025. These Bills have been additionally launched when the Opposition members weren’t current within the House. Two members spoke in assist of the Bills. As the Opposition continued its protests later within the day, the Bills have been handed by voice vote.

Earlier, Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Mansukh Mandaviya, whereas taking on the 2 Bills for passage, stated the federal government had made “a number of makes an attempt” to deliver ahead laws on sports activities governance. “In the approaching days, when India goes to bid for the Olympics, it’s important that our sports activities ecosystem is powerful, clear and accountable. This is a vital step in that route,” he stated.

Against guidelines: Birla

When the House met within the morning, the Opposition members have been on their ft, elevating slogans and holding placards. Speaker Om Birla tried to run the Question Hour for about 10 minutes, however the Opposition members have been relentless of their protests.

Mr. Birla then charged them of “systematically disrupting” the proceedings of the House for 14 days. “This is towards the principles and rules and towards the democratic course of. People elected you as their representatives to lift their points and to fulfil their hopes and aspirations, however you might be solely protesting,” he stated earlier than the adjourning the House until 2 p.m.

Will go vital Bills: Rijiju

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju focused the Congress-led Opposition for the repeated disruptions and asserted that the federal government would now proceed with the passage of vital Bills within the Lok Sabha in addition to the Rajya Sabha.

“Every day, we is not going to permit the nation’s and Parliament’s time to be wasted on one challenge. Therefore, we’ll go vital Bills,” Mr. Rijiju informed reporters at a press convention within the Parliament complicated.

The Minister stated the federal government was eager to holding discussions on vital Bills however repeated disruptions by the Opposition have been resulting in adjournments.

“You have raised a difficulty, do it for sooner or later. What is the purpose in elevating the identical challenge day-after-day,” the Minister stated.

Mr. Rijiju listed the Income Tax Bill, National Sports Governance Bill, Merchant Shipping Bill, the National Anti-Doping (Amendment) Bill, and the Manipur Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill as precedence for the federal government.