The adjournment of the Parliament's Winter session has led to one of the biggest discussions, Delhi’s air pollution, being put on hold.
The session was adjourned sine die on December 19, 2025.
While several bills, including the VB-G RAM G bill and the Shani bill, were passed, the elephant in the room went unaddressed.
Opposition MPs had tried repeatedly to bring up the subject on the floor of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha throughout the 19-day sessions in the parliament.
However, the debate fell through as the toxic smog and hazardous air quality continue to affect the residents of the city.
The subject was scheduled for the final day of the Winter session in the Lok Sabha, and MPs Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, and Bansuri Swaraj were expected to highlight the matter.
Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav was scheduled to respond to pollution in the Lok Sabha at around 6 pm on Thursday. Priyanka Gandhi was scheduled to initiate the debate on behalf of the opposition.
However, just an hour after the house assembled on Thursday, opposition MPs raised slogans against the G RAM G bill set to replace the MNREGA scheme. The uproar shut down the house. The bill was later passed and approved in the Rajya Sabha when the opposition opposed the bill.
Several Congress MPs even submitted adjournment notices for an immediate discussion on pollution. Kanyakumari MP Vijay Vasanth demanded that a national health emergency be declared in Delhi-NCR. However, the efforts were in vain.
The smog continues to choke the city with AQI readings standing above 400.
The discussion on air pollution may not take place until the next Budget Session of 2026.
On Thursday, The Union Minister of State for Environment Kirti Vardhan Singh admitted in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha that air pollution is one of the major causes of respiratory diseases and related ailments.
The response was to a question by BJP MP Laxmikant Bajpai. The MP had also asked if the government has any "solutions" to protect millions of Delhi/NCR residents from life-threatening diseases like pulmonary fibrosis, COPD, emphysema, reduced lung function, and progressive decline in lung elasticity.
