President Droupadi Murmu prorogued the Lok Sabha on Friday, days after it was adjourned sine die on August 21, the Lok Sabha Secretariat said in a press release.
The statement noted that the Lok Sabha, which commenced its fifth session on July 21, 2025, “has been prorogued by the Hon’ble President on the 22nd August, 2025.”
Prorogation marks the formal end of a parliamentary session. It is an order issued by the President of India, typically a few days after the House is adjourned sine die by the Speaker. With the order, the Monsoon Session 2025 of Parliament officially came to a close.
The session, which ran from July 21 to August 21, was marked by opposition protests demanding a debate on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar. Despite the disruptions, 15 bills were passed by both Houses of Parliament, with several pushed through without debate.
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During the session, 14 bills were introduced in the Lok Sabha. Twelve bills were passed by the lower house, while the Rajya Sabha cleared 15. In total, 15 bills were approved by both chambers.
Among the major legislative developments was the passage of the new Income-tax (No. 2) Bill, 2025. The bill was introduced after the Government withdrew the original Income-tax Bill, 2025, which had been referred to a Select Committee. The revised legislation incorporated nearly all of the committee’s recommendations. It was passed by the Lok Sabha on August 11 and returned by the Rajya Sabha the following day.
The Houses also approved a statutory resolution extending President’s Rule in Manipur and cleared the state budget.
The session witnessed a high-profile discussion on Operation Sindoor, India’s decisive military response to a terrorist attack in Pahalgam.
The debate, which spanned 18 hours 41 minutes in the Lok Sabha and 16 hours 25 minutes in the Rajya Sabha, highlighted the mission of astronaut Subhanshu Shukla and the role of the space programme in achieving the vision of ‘Viksit Bharat’.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Lok Sabha during the debate.
However, disruptions caused by the opposition over the SIR issue meant that the discussion on India’s expanding space ambitions could not be completed.
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