Next week, there will be a 16 -hour debate on Operation Sindoor in the Lok Sabha.
The monsoon session of Parliament has started. There was a ruckus in both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha houses on the first day about the terrorist attack in Pahalgam and then Operation Sindoor. The opposition shouted slogans on the demand for discussion on these. Due to this, Lok Sabha was postponed four times a day. Later the House had to postpone. However, in the meantime, the government has agreed to conduct operation vermilion in Parliament.
Next week, this issue will be debated 16 hours in Lok Sabha and nine hours in Rajya Sabha. Let us know when and what were the longest debate in the House and what were the issues?
1981: 16 hours 58 minutes debate on bill
It is a matter of the year 1981. The government headed by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi introduced the Essential Service Maintenance Bill in the House. Then this bill was discussed for a long time. In the discussion on this, MPs took a time of about 16 hours and 58 minutes. In fact, through the Essential Service Maintenance Act, the central government used to get such rights, which would have been able to stop the strikes in many businesses. For this it was necessary that the central government should be satisfied that it is necessary to do so.
1993: The meeting was held for more than 18 hours due to railway budget
In the year 1993, PV Narasimha Rao’s government was at the Center. Casey Lanka was the Railway Minister. Even then the meeting of the House was very long due to the railway budget. Many amendments on the Railway Budget were discussed in the Lok Sabha. Because of this, this meeting lasted for about 18 hours 24 minutes.
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
1997: Discussion was made for 20 hours
This is the year 1997. A three -day meeting of Parliament was held for the completion of 50 years of freedom. At that time, Indrakumar Gujral was the head of the government of the 13 -party United Front. This was then the first time that a special session of Parliament was called to discuss only one proposal.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha then. He presented this proposal. He then discussed this meeting on democracy and the situation of democratic institutions, possibilities for the situation of economic and infrastructure, possibilities and achievements in the fields of science and technology. Then this meeting lasted for 20 hours eight minutes.
1998: The meeting was also long on the railway budget
The current JDU chief and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was the Railway Minister of the country in the year 1998. Atal Bihari Vajpayee led by Atal Bihari Vajpayee was at the center. Then, long discussions and debate on many amendments and provisions of the railway budget he had presented. Due to this, this meeting was stretched very long. Then it lasted for about 18 hours and 4 minutes.
Nitish Kumar
2002: There was a lot of uproar even during Godhra riots
In 2002, there was a government led by Atal Bihari Vajpayee at the center at the time of riots in Godhra, Gujarat. There was a long discussion in the Lok Sabha then. After the issue of 2002, it was worried about not being able to protect minorities in many parts of the country and especially in Gujarat. There was a debate on the proposal regarding the failure of the administration in this case. Then this discussion was started by the then SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav. He had said in his discussion that along with restoring confidence in minority communities, this House urges the government to take steps to give them security.
In response, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had said that I am accused that I criticize Islamic fundamentalism but do not criticize Hindu fundamentalism. However, the opposition’s proposal was then rejected. Then there were 182 votes in favor of the proposal, while 276 votes were cast in the opposition. Then the Lok Sabha proceedings lasted for about 17 hours and 25 minutes.
2025: in Rajya Sabha Record of more than 15 hours on Waqf Bill
Parliament passed the Waqf (Amendment) Bill-2025 on 4 April 2025. This law has also been made with the approval of the President after passing the bill from both the Houses of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. Earlier, action was taken for 15 hours 41 minutes in the Lok Sabha regarding the Waqf Bill. However, along with the Question Hour, there was also a discussion on President’s rule in Manipur, but the House only discussed the Waqf Bill for more than 12 hours. The Waqf bill was also discussed in the Rajya Sabha for more than 12 hours. Then the Rajya Sabha had made a record of constant discussion. Various issues were discussed in the upper house for a total of 17 hours 2 minutes.
The discussion started at 11 am on April 3 and ended at 4:02 am on April 4. According to Parliament records, this was the longest meeting in the Rajya Sabha. Earlier, the longest meeting of the Rajya Sabha was held on 17 September 1981.
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