New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- The Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die on Friday, bringing down the curtain on a 19-day Winter Session marked by the passage of several high-impact Bills, sharp political confrontations, and unresolved demands from the opposition for wider scrutiny of electoral processes.

The brief session, which began on 1 December, concluded after 15 sittings, with Speaker Om Birla noting unusually high productivity even as protests and sloganeering punctuated proceedings.

As soon as the House assembled on Friday, Speaker Om Birla delivered a short valedictory address, stating that the Lok Sabha's productivity during the session stood at 111 per cent, with members often sitting late into the night to deliberate on key legislation....