Parliament Session highlights: Lok Sabha adjourned, proceedings to resume on Thursday

• Lok Sabha proceedings began at 11 am with loud chants over demand on India-US trade deal discussions. Congress MP Manish Tewari had earlier moved an adjournment motion in the Lok Sabha, seeking a detailed discussion. The House was soon adjourned till 12 pm.

• Congress MPs then staged a protest at the Parliament steps, holding a poster that read "PM is compromised". This came after Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi made similar remarks on Tuesday.

• In the Rajya Sabha, Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge and AAP MP Raghav Chadha spoke. Kharge flagged issues around Manipur, caste census, women empowerment and central schemes. Chadha flagged the issue of adulteration of food in the country and said that it is a “raging health crisis”.

• A face-off took place outside the House too, wherein LoP Rahul Gandhi made a remark towards Union MoS Ravneet Singh Bittu. “Here is a traitor walking right by. Look at the face...” Rahul said, following which he extended his hand to Bittu, who declined to shake hands. In response, Bittu was heard saying, "Desh ke dushman.."

• Union minister Piyush Goyal addressed the Lok Sabha on the India-US trade deal. "On 2nd February 2026, PM and US President Donald Trump held a telephonic conversation on several matters of bilateral and international importance. After this, President Trump announced the reduction in tariff to 18%. I would like to emphasise on the fact that this tariff is lower than the US tariff on several competitor nations..." he said.

• During Goyal's address, a massive ruckus broke out as opposition leaders displayed banners and yelled slogans at Speaker Om Birla. The House was then adjourned till 2 pm. The House was again adjourned till 5 pm, and later adjourned for the day.

Parliament Session live updates: Congress leader K C Venugopal on Wednesday said the entire Opposition would collectively take a call on moving an impeachment motion against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, PTI news agency reported.

This comes a day after West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee called for such a move, which was backed by Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav.

Parliament Session live updates: Lok Sabha was adjourned after 5 pm today, with proceedings to resume at 11 am on Thursday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to address Lok Sabha at 5 pm today. The prime minister's address to the Lower House comes amid protest from opposition parties.

Parliament Session live updates: Rajya Sabha LoP and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday said the BJP had not had a single woman as the party president.

“It has been 60 years since Indira Gandhi was Prime Minister, and many women became symbols of women’s empowerment during that period. The BJP has not elected a single woman as its party president. In 100 years, the RSS has not had a woman chief…” Kharge said.

Parliament Session live updates: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge alleged that “selective targeting” and “bulldozer politics” are being “used as strategy in the country.”

“There is a BJP CM, I do not want to take his name. He targets the Muslim community. It is a warning bell for democracy. This CM always talks of polarisation, and talks against Muslims,” Kharge said.

Parliament Session live updates: Rajya Sabha LoP and Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge brought up Manipur in his address in the House.

“More than 200 people have been killed in the state, around 70,000 displaced. Manipur has been made into a militarised zone,” Kharge alleged.

The Rajya Sabha LoP further said, “I want to say history is witness that Vasco Da Gama took 11 months to reach India from Portugal. Columbus took 2 months to reach North America from Spain. But despite such a huge tragedy, our PM took two years to reach Manipur.”

Rajya Sabha LoP Mallikarjun Kharge flagged the delay in the plans to conduct caste census, alleging that the Centre relented to Opposition's demands. “Still there is no roadmap for this, no political parties, states or experts have been consulted,” he said.

Kharge further said that instances of atrocities on the weaker communities in the country are increasing. “Congress govts had taken steps to improve condition of SC/ STs. But central government weakened these schemes. Now, the money allocated to central schemes is less, and that too is not spent,” Kharge said.

Parliament Session live updates: Congress MPs raised slogans of 'LoP ko bolne do' while staging a protest within the Parliament complex.

The Lok Sabha was adjourned till 5 pm today amid heavy sloganeering by Opposition members over the suspension of eight MPs.

Parliament Session live updates: While speaking in the Rajya Sabha on the India-US trade deal, Union minister of commerce and industry Piyush Goyal said: "This strategic agreement with the world’s largest economy, which will accelerate global growth and innovation in the coming years, is in the larger interest of the people of India and the nation. It strengthens both a developed India and a self-reliant India. We will continue to work relentlessly to translate this vision of the honourable Prime Minister into reality for our country."

Parliament Session live updates: Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, Union minister Piyush Goyal said: “Since the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi's visit to the United States in February 2025, India and the United States have been holding regular discussions to conclude a balanced and mutually beneficial bilateral trade agreement. Keeping this objective in mind, negotiators from both sides have engaged in intensive discussions at various levels over the past year. Naturally, both sides sought the best possible outcome while protecting important and sensitive sectors of their respective economies."

He added, "During these negotiations, the Indian side successfully ensured the protection of its sensitive interests, while the American side also had certain sectors it considered sensitive. After nearly a year of multiple rounds of deliberations, both negotiating teams have succeeded in finalising the bilateral trade agreement.”

Parliament Session live updates: Gandhi’s “memoir row” continued on Wednesday as he displayed “Four Stars of Destiny”, ex-Army chief MM Naravane’s book, to reporters and said he would hand it over to Prime Minister Narendra Modi if he came to the Lok Sabha.

“I don’t think the PM will have the guts to come to the Lok Sabha today. If he comes, I am going to give him this book,” he added. Here's what else he said.

Parliament Session live updates: Amid massive sloganeering and chaos inside the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament has been adjourned till 5 pm.

Notably, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to respond to the “motion of thanks to the President’s address” at 5 pm

Parliament Session live updates: Proceedings in the Lok Sabha began at 2 pm on Wednesday amid ruckus and sloganeering by opposition members.

Parliament Session live updates: Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said that the government was not allowing the former Army Chief General MM Naravane's "memoir" to be published in India.

Speaking to reporters on the Parliament premises, Gandhi said, "It's available abroad, I think. It's published abroad. Govt is not allowing it to be published here. That's what I believe. The book is available. You can imagine where the book (that he is carrying today) has come from. You think about where it came from."

Parliament Session live updates: Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, will address the Rajya Sabha at 3 pm.

Parliament Session live updates: NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday said that Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi should have been permitted in the Lok Sabha to refer to an unpublished “memoir” written by former Army chief M M Naravane.

“If the former Army chief has written something and if the leader of the opposition is saying something, then it is his (Gandhi’s) right and he should have been given that opportunity,” the Rajya Sabha member said at a press conference in Baramati.

Pawar said there was no need for an atmosphere of doubt to spread across the country.

“The former Army chief has written something in the book which suggests there was a serious situation. If the matter had been discussed in Parliament, people would have been able to understand it clearly,” he said.

Parliament Session live updates: Reacting to Union Minister Piyush Goyal’s address in the Lok Sabha, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said it was not easy to follow the speech and that more clarity was needed.

Speaking about the statement, Tharoor said, "It was difficult to hear clearly. But I didn't feel that we received all the details. We will have to wait a little longer and understand the details better before saying anything."

Parliament Session live updates: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday criticised the Centre over claims from the United States that India could cut tariffs to zero on some American goods and buy USD 500 billion worth of US energy, technology, farm, and coal products.

Speaking to reporters outside Parliament, Yadav described the India-US trade deal as a "dheel" (relaxation). He said that if dairy and agricultural products from the United States enter the Indian market, 'Sanatanis' may struggle to follow their fasting traditions.

Parliament Session live updates: Amid continuous sloganeering by the opposition members, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla says, "I believe that despite being in government for a long time, you are breaking the decorum and dignity of the House. There is a way to protest, there can be other ways to protest, however, you all are leaving your designated seats and walking towards the other side. If your will break dignity, then people of the country will lose trust on democracy. You all are senior leaders, but it is not right that you break the rules of the House. Protest is not done by sloganeering or carrying posters, protest is done by words, logical arguments."

Parliament Session live updates: In the Lok Sabha, Union minister Piyush Goyal said, "On 2nd February 2026, PM and US President Donald Trump held a telephonic conversation on several matters of bilateral and international importance. After this, President Trump announced the reduction in tariff to 18%. I would like to emphasise on the fact that this tariff is lower than the US tariff on several competitor nations..."

Parliament Session live updates: Massive ruckus broke out in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday as opposition leaders displayed banners and yelled slogans at Speaker Om Birla during Union minister Piyush Goyal's address.

The Lok Sabha has been adjourned till 2 pm.

Parliament Session live updates: Union minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday addressed the Lok Sabha and discussed the India-US trade deal reached between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump amid ruckus and sloganeering by the Opposition members.

Parliament Session live updates: As Union minister of state Ravneet Singh Bittu walked past protesting Congress MPs outside Parliament, Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi made a remark towards him, saying, "Here is a traitor walking right by. Look at the face..."

Gandhi then extended his hand and said, "Hello brother, my traitor friend. Don't worry, you will come back (to Congress)."

In response, Bittu was heard saying, "Desh ke dushman..," and declined to shake hands. The two leaders were then seen exchanging words.

Parliament Session live updates: Union minister of commerce and industry Piyush Goyal is scheduled to speak in the Lok Sabha at noon and in the Rajya Sabha at 2 PM on the India-US trade agreement.