The session saw passage of several bills by the House, especially the Lokpal and Lokayukta Bill, and also witnessed the Government suffering embarrassment in the wake of the defeat of the Constitutional status for the anti-graft ombudsman.
'The government is running away because it does not have the numbers,' alleged the BJP's Arun Jaitley, the leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha. 'It has choreographed the debate in a manner that ensures it cannot be concluded today,' he added. 'We can pass the same bill as the Lok Sabha in two minutes,' countered Congress members.
The session witnessed stalling of House for nearly two weeks over various issues including FDI in retail and the opposition demand for an adjournment motion on the issue of price rise which was later accepted on a mutually acceptable wording.
No private member business could be taken up due to adjournments.
The NDA boycott of home minister P Chidambaram on the 2G issue, Mullaperiyar row and demand for separate Telangana led to tumultuous scenes during the session, which was extended by three days from December 27 to 29 to take up important bills, particularly the Lokpal Bill.
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