Parliament highlights: Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha adjourned till Monday; Om Birla says 19 hrs of House time wasted

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Parliament Budget session LIVE: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned on Friday and is scheduled to resume proceedings on Monday at 11am.

Parliament Budget session LIVE: Reacting to the repeated adjournments during the Budget Session of Parliament, BJP MP Jagadish Shettar accused the Opposition of undermining parliamentary proceedings.

“Rahul Gandhi, his team, the Congress party, and other opposition parties are not serious about parliamentary proceedings. Their actions are against the Constitution. They talk about the Constitution, but their conduct is entirely unconstitutional. By disrupting Parliament, they are violating democratic norms,” Shettar said, calling for uninterrupted discussions in the House, reported PTI.

Parliament Budget session LIVE: Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Friday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech in the Rajya Sabha, telling reporters, “Jo uchit samjho wahi karo” (Do whatever you think is right).

The remark came amid protests by Opposition MPs at the Makar Dwar of Parliament, where members raised slogans echoing Gandhi’s words and held placards referring to the US–India trade agreement as a “trap deal.”

The disruptions in the House forced the Lok Sabha to adjourn for the day. The House is scheduled to reconvene on February 9 at 11:00 am.

Parliament Budget session LIVE: Union Minister Shantanu Thakur on Friday criticised the ongoing disruptions in the Lok Sabha, saying members were not heeding the Speaker’s instructions.

“We are all watching. The Speaker repeatedly states that you (the opposition) will be given a chance to speak, but they are not listening... They are misleading Parliament... Parliament should be allowed to function,” Thakur said, calling for uninterrupted proceedings in the House.

Parliament Budget session LIVE: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned on Friday and is scheduled to resume proceedings at 2:00 pm.

Parliament Budget session LIVE: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw replied to questions raised by members during Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha on the issue of non-stoppage of trains at Tirur railway station.

Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan also responded to members’ queries during Question Hour, addressing the evaluation of digital agriculture initiatives.

Parliament Budget session LIVE: Opposition MPs including Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra staged a protest at the Makar Dwar of Parliament on Friday, raising slogans against the government. Several members were seen holding posters that described the India-US trade agreement as a “Trap deal,” amid the ongoing Budget Session.

Parliament Budget session LIVE: The Lok Sabha was adjourned till Monday on Friday amid continued disruptions during the Budget Session.

Before the adjournment, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla expressed concern over repeated interruptions, saying that 19 hours of House time have been wasted so far due to sloganeering and protests, and urged members to allow discussions to take place.

Parliament Budget session LIVE: Lok Sabha proceedings resume amid Opposition sloganeering. Members were seen holding placards and shouting slogan

Parliament Budget session LIVE: BJP MP Ravneet Singh Bittu on Friday referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s interaction with students during Pariksha Pe Charcha, saying the Prime Minister was guiding young people on success.

“PM Modi is interacting with students (during Pariksha Pe Charcha), he is discussing with them how to be successful... I believe Rahul Gandhi will also be successful in life if he joins or listens to PM Modi's 'pathshala',” Bittu said.

Parliament Budget session LIVE: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday expressed concern over repeated disruptions in the House, saying a significant amount of time had already been lost during the ongoing Parliament session.

“19 hours 13 minutes of the House has been wasted so far due to disruptions; people elected you for discussion, not for sloganeering,” Birla said.

Parliament Budget session LIVE: Suspended Opposition MPs staged a protest in the Parliament premises on Friday, holding posters that referred to the US–India trade agreement as a “Trap Deal,” amid the ongoing Budget Session.

Parliament Budget session LIVE: Zero Hour, during which members raise matters with the permission of the Chair, was taken up in the Rajya Sabha amid the ongoing Budget Session.

Parliament Budget session LIVE: The Lok Sabha was adjourned till 12 pm, within minutes of proceedings beginning on Friday, after a continued ruckus in the House during the Budget Session.

Meanwhile, proceedings began in the Rajya Sabha as scheduled.

Parliament Budget session LIVE: The Lok Sabha has a packed schedule on Friday as Parliament resumes amid a charged political atmosphere. The day’s proceedings are expected to see continued friction between the government and the Opposition as debates on the Budget and other key issues unfold.

The House is set to take up the general discussion on the Union Budget for 2026–27, one of the key items of legislative business for the day.

From 3.30 pm onwards, the Lok Sabha will move to Private Members’ Business. Several Private Members’ Bills are listed for introduction, including Constitution Amendment Bills and proposed amendments to the Representation of the People Act.

The agenda also features a range of welfare-related Bills covering farmers, fishermen, students, senior citizens, women and workers. Proposed legislation on education, healthcare, the environment, artificial intelligence, digital platforms, labour reforms and social security is also on the list.

In addition, several Union Ministers are scheduled to lay papers on the table of the House.

Several papers are to be tabled in Rajya Sabha too, with statements by some ministers, in today's list of business.

Parliament Budget session LIVE: Addressing the Rajya Sabha during the Budget Session of Parliament on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India was no longer lagging behind in global progress.

“Today India is not missing any bus, it is leading the convoy as it moves towards Viksit Bharat goal,” PM Modi said.

Parliament Budget session LIVE: Reacting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reply to the Motion of Thanks during the Budget Session of Parliament, Congress MP Imran Masood criticised the government over tariffs and agricultural imports.

“What is the praise for, the tariff went up from 3 pc to 18 per cent... They said agriculture would not compromised, but dairy products were added, maize, apple, soyabean were also added, do we praise you for betrayal to the rights Indian people...” Masood said, reported PTI.

Parliament Budget session LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday took sharp digs at the Congress and the Opposition during his address in Parliament, accusing them of double standards, dynastic politics and targeting individuals over political differences.

Referring to slogans raised against him, PM Modi said, “Those talking of 'mohabbat ki dukan' are raising slogans like ‘Modi teri kabr khudegi’.”

The Prime Minister also accused the Congress of believing that the country’s top constitutional post belongs only to a select family.

He said the party felt that the Prime Minister’s post was reserved for a “shahi parivar” and alleged that Congress never promoted a culture of startups or merit-based leadership. PM Modi added that the country had given opportunities to “Congress's first family” for decades, but people were misled with slogans like ‘garibi hatao’.

PM Modi also hit out at Rahul Gandhi over his remark calling Union Minister of State Ravneet Singh Bittu a “traitor”, calling it an insult to the Sikh community.

“Yesterday, a member of this Parliament was called a traitor… Many people have left Congress, the party has been split several times. But he (Rahul) did not term anyone else a traitor,” the Prime Minister said.

He further added, “But our honorable MP was called a traitor because he was a Sikh, and this is a display of the enmity against Sikhs present inside the Congress.”

PM Modi said that Bittu was not personally hurt by the remark and had not spoken against the Opposition in the House.

“They insulted a man whose family was martyred for the country. Just because he changes his political ideology,” the Prime Minister said.

Parliament Budget session LIVE: Reacting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks in Parliament about the Bastar Olympics, Chhattisgarh deputy chief minister Vijay Sharma said the Prime Minister highlighted how the region’s image has transformed over the years.

“PM Modi stated that the place was once considered a backward district, where there were troubles... Today, the way these districts are viewed has changed... Bastar was regarded as such a district in the country where postings were considered bad, and today the Bastar Olympics is taking place there... Buses are reaching villages across Bastar... Prime Minister Modi mentioned all these points in the Rajya Sabha. This is the victory of the people of Bastar...”

Sharma said the developments reflected improved connectivity and changing perceptions about the region.

Parliament Budget session LIVE: Reacting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech in the Rajya Sabha, Congress MP Sukhdeo Bhagat accused the PM of making remarks that lacked factual backing and sounded more political than parliamentary.

“He talked without facts. It didn't seem like he was speaking in the Parliament; it was as if he was speaking in the BJP office... He talked about Viksit Bharat and shared a lot of figures, but everything was far from facts,” Bhagat said.