Parliament Monsoon Session highlights: Lok Sabha adjourned till Aug 11

Parliament monsoon session live: Shortly before the House was adjourned, FM Nirmala Sitharaman moved to withdraw the Income-tax Bill, 2025, as reported by the Select Committee, which aimed to consolidate and amend the law relating to income tax.

A new version of the Income Tax Bill, incorporating most of the recommendations made by the Select Committee, will be introduced on Monday, August 11.

Parliament monsoon session live: The Lok Sabha has been adjourned till 11 am on August 11.

Parliament monsoon session live: On Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi's allegations, BJP MP Jagadish Shettar tells ANI: "Unecessarily Rahul Gandhi, without any support or evidence, is making vague allegations against PM Modi's government..."

On opposition's demand to hold discussion over the SIR issue in Parliament, Congress MP Pramod Tiwari says, “Today is the last working day of third week of Parliament session. Still, the government is not ready to discuss SIR issue. Yesterday, Rahul Gandhi gave prove of everything that there was a big fraud… We must discuss this issue, but they deny.” (PTI)

Samajwadi Party leader Abu Azmi, while speaking about LoP Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi's 'vote theft' allegations, told PTI, “I want that all those who are against the BJP, which is stealing vote sitting in power, should come together with Rahul Gandhi. This is absolutely true... it (vote theft) has happened in my area too. Vote theft is happening due to machines (EVM)... all parties should take this issue seriously. If the Election Commission doesn't listen, then there is a need to hit the streets. It appears that the Election Commission is licking the foot of those in power.”

Lok Sabha has been adjourned till 3 pm and Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till Monday, August 11, as Opposition continued to protest and raise slogans in the Parliament over Bihar SIR issue.

Proceedings in both the Houses of Parliament have resumed after they were adjourned till 12 noon amid protests by Opposition MPs.

On US imposing tariffs on India, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor says, "What is happening is concerning. A country with which we had close relations, and we were working as strategic partners. If that country has changed its behaviour, then India will have to think about many things...Perhaps in the coming 2-3 weeks, we can hold talks and find a way out. India will also have to look after its own interests..." (ANI)

Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi, while talking about US President Donald Trump's remark on trade deal with India, told PTI, "Trump is trying to arm-twist and bully India. The Government of India must take steps to tackle threat and resolve issues for our traders."

Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till 12 noon as Opposition MPs protest to demand discussion over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral polls in Bihar.

Lok Sabha has been adjourned till 12 noon as Opposition MPs raise slogans against the Special Intensive Revision of electoral polls in Bihar.

Congress MP Mohammad Javed, while reacting to Rahul Gandhi’s allegations against ECI, told PTI, “These are not accusations; he has shared information. Where votes meant for one party should go, they get reduced and end up going to another party. He has exposed, with examples, what the public already knew, how rigging was carried out.”

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has released a video on his X handle to further push his allegations that the Election Commission (EC) and the BJP “colluded to steal votes”.

He accused the EC of “treason”, and cited Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh as instances to support his charge, adding to Maharashtra, Haryana and Karnataka that he spoke about.

He also spoke pointedly of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls in Bihar, due for polls in October-November. “That's institutional theft. The EC wants to help the BJP, clearly, by recasting the electoral rolls,” he said. Read more.

Member of Parliament of the Community Party are staging a protest outside the Parliament building against the 50 per cent tariffs imposed by the United States on India.

They are holding placards in their hands with slogans such as “Respect India & Respect Indians”, “Down Down US Imperialism”, and others.

TMC MPs are holding a protest inside the Parliament premises over the Bengali language row and also the row over migrant workers' alleged harassment.

TMC MP Sagarika Ghose, while reacting to Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s allegations against ECI, said that West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has been raising the issue of multiple voter IDs for the last six months.

“What Rahul Gandhi has exposed about the electoral rolls only confirms what Mamata Banerjee and the AITC have been saying for months,” she told PTI.

Parliament monsoon session live: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, while talking about Rahul Gandhi’s allegations on the Election Commission, said that the matter should be investigated.

“Rahul Gandhi has made such a big revelation... if there is any issue or unintentional mistake, it should be investigated. Instead of investigating, they (BJP) are asking for an affidavit,” she told media outside the Parliament.

“Whatever my brother has said, a day will come when other people will be empowered, and then those who have colluded in this complete destruction of democracy will have to answer for it,” she added.

Members of Parliament from the opposition INDIA bloc are staging a protest inside Parliament premises over the issue of Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar.

Minister of Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal is set to make a statement regarding the government business for the remaining part of the 5th Session of 18th Lok Sabha

Parliament monsoon session live: According to the Lok Sabha agenda, Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports will move the National Sports Governance Bill, 2025, in the Lok Sabha on Friday.

The Bill aims to provide for the development and promotion of sports, welfare measures for sportspersons, ethical practices based on basic universal principles of good governance, ethics and fair play of the Olympic and sports movement, the Olympic Charter, the Paralympic Charter, international best practices and established legal standards and to provide for the resolution of sports grievances and sports disputes in a unified, equitable and effective manner.

Parliament monsoon session live: Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Friday expressed concerns over disruptions in the Rajya Sabha and sought to draw the attention of the Members of Parliament to a 1997 resolution.

"Honb'le Dy. Chairman observed on 7. 8. 25: "During the current Session, we had the opportunity to take up 180 Starred Questions, 180 Zero Hour submissions, and 180 Special Mentions on various important issues so far. However, due to continuous disruptions, we have been able to take up only 13 Starred Questions, 5 Zero Hour submissions, and 17 Special Mentions.

Because of the disruptions, we have lost 53 hours and 21 minutes of this Session so far (till 1.00 PM of 7th August, 2025)," he wrote in a post on X.