An estimated 45 crore people lose around Rs 20,000 crore every year playing online games, including gambling and betting games, government sources told NDTV Wednesday, after the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill was tabled.

The Online Gaming Bill was passed amid opposition's protests in the Lok Sabha. The House has been adjourned till Thursday.

The Rajya Sabha has also been adjourned till tomorrow.

As the Opposition continued its protests in the Lok Sabha, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw tabled the Online Gaming Bill.

The Rajya Sabha passed a bill to set up an Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Guwahati with the Union government providing a capital support of Rs 550 crore.

Replying to the discussion on the bill, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said this will be the 9th IIM to be established under the Narendra Modi-led government in the last 10 years. "The 21st IIM in the country will be set up in Guwahati at an investment of Rs 550 crore," the minister said.

Lok Sabha adjourned within minutes. The proceedings will resume at 5pm.

Three bills introduced by Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be sent to the Joint Parliamentary Committee. The report will be presented on the first day of the next Parliament session.

A bill to eject senior members of the government - from the Prime Minister down - jailed (but not necessarily after a trial) for 30 days on 'serious criminal charges' has led to the opposition accusing the BJP of conspiring to illegally remove non-allied governments it could not defeat in elections.

Opposition MPs have called the bill "draconian" and "unconstitutional", and warned voters the Bharatiya Janata Party is trying to turn the country into a "police state... a dictatorship".

The opposition has argued the BJP - frequently accused of destabilising rivals' governments by poaching MLAs and eating into Assembly majorities, or using federal investigative agencies to intimidate them into jumping camps - is trying to make such tactics legal and constitutional.

"I see it as a completely draconian thing... to call it an 'anti-corruption measure' is to pull a veil across the eyes of the people. Tomorrow, you can file any case against a chief minister, have him/her arrested for 30 days without conviction... and he ceases to be a chief minister? It is absolutely anti-constitutional and undemocratic," the Congress' Priyanka Gandhi Vadra raged.

Shashi Tharoor - at a crossroads in his relationship with the Congress after statements praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi - differed from the party line again Wednesday, this time over a bill proposing the forcible removal of senior government members facing criminal charges.

The bill has been heavily criticised by the opposition, with Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra calling it a "draconian" bill. "Tomorrow, you can file any case against a chief minister, have him/her arrested for 30 days without conviction... and he ceases to be a chief minister? It is absolutely anti-constitutional..."

Mr Tharoor, however, has taken a different tack, again. "If you spend 30 days in jail, can you continue to be a minister? This is a matter of common sense... I don't see anything wrong in this," he told NDTV.

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan moves The Indian Institutes of Management (Amendment) Bill, 2025 that the Bill further to amend the Indian Institutes of Management Act, 2017, as passed by Lok Sabha for consideration and passing.

Amid uproar in the Lok Sabha, some opposition members threw paper bits towards Home Minister Amit Shah.

Lok Sabha has been adjourned following a chaos and protests by the Opposition. The House will reconvene at 3 pm.

When KC Venugopal of Congress questioned Home Minister's "morality" over 2010 Sohrabuddin case, Amit Shah countered opposition charges and said he took the responsibility in Gujarat and quit before going to the jail.

Opposition continues its protest in the Lok Sabha as Union Home Minister Amit tables three key bills, including 'Criminal Netas'.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah tables three bills:

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will introduce bills on removal of Prime Minister and Chief Minsiters arrested or detained on serious criminal charges from office at 2pm in Lok Sabha.

All MPs have been asked to remain in the house at that time. 

Lok Sabha adjourned, will reconvene at 2 pm.

The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill introduced in the Lok Sabha.

The proposed online gaming bill, The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025 is "being introduced without industry consultation, is a knee-jerk reaction that could prove counterproductive," wrote Congress's Karti P Chidambaram in a post on X (formerly Twitter).

"It risks creating significant national security concerns by driving financial transactions offshore and pushing users toward the dark web. The bill threatens to eliminate 400,000 jobs, erase ₹20,000 crore in GST and TDS revenue (2024 data), and wipe out $6 billion in investments, while stifling future funding opportunities for game developers and related sectors," he added.

Mr Chidambaram suggested the government should refer the bill to a select committee and "hold public hearings to ensure a balanced and informed approach."
 

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to move for leave to introduce a Bill to promote and regulate the online gaming sector including e-sports, educational games and social gaming.

Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha adjourned till 12 noon.

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to move for leave tointroduce a Bill to promote and regulate the online gamingsector including e-sports, educational games and socialgaming.

Abhishek Banerjee, the National General Secretary of Trinamool Congress, opposed the introduction of the "draconian" Constitution Amendment Bill. Mr Banerjee accused the Centre of having an "authoritarian attitude."

"Instead of fulfilling its constitutional responsibility, this government is solely interested in amassing power, wealth and control without any accountability. We strongly condemn this authoritarian attitude and oppose the introduction of this draconian constitutional amendment bill. The Government of India, instead of providing relief to the people and working for the genuine development of farmers, workers and the poor, has completely failed to uphold its duty of safeguarding the sovereignty of the nation," Mr Banerjee wrote.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will move for leave to introduce The Constitution (One Hundred and Thirtieth Amendment) Bill, 2025

CPI MP P Sandosh Kumar said he will oppose the amendment bill as it threatens elected governments.

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi gave notice to oppose the introduction of The Constitution (One Hundred and Thirtieth Amendment) Bill, 2025 under Rule 72 of the Rule of Procedure. 

"The Constitution (One Hundred and Thirtieth Amendment) Bill, 2025 violates the principles of federalism double jeopardy, separation of powers, due process and undermines the right of the people to an elected government," the notice read.

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah shared a cheeky meme X saying, “Please I can’t take it anymore”, fuelling the suspense over the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill.

Home minister Amit Shah will present the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill 2025 in Lok Sabha. The bill reportedly could be about administrative reorganisation of J&K.

Jammu and Kashmir's statehood was annulled on August 5, 2019 after Article 370 was abrogated.

A new bill is being brought to allow the Central Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement Directorate to directly topple state governments for the BJP, said Trinamool MP Saket Gokhale.

"A person is a criminal ONLY when convicted by a court of law. Until then, they’re an “accused”. You can’t remove a CM/Minister on mere accusation," Mr Gokhale wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter).

Union government can use Enforcement Directorate, Central Bureau of Investigation to arrest elected opposition Chief Minister on fake charges and sack them without proven guilty by a court, said Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra reacting to the news of new bill being tabled in the Parliament.

A bill to ensure the removal of elected representatives arrested or detained on serious criminal charges, from office, will be tabled in parliament today . The proposed law will cover a Prime Minister, Union ministers, Chief Ministers and ministers of Union Territories.