Parliament monsoon session highlights: 'Making a 15-year-old girl apologise is complete nonsense', says Rahul Gandhi

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: BJP MP Jagdambika Pal has accused the Opposition of deliberately disrupting the Parliament proceedings. The BJP MP also hit out at Rahul Gandhi and other Opposition leaders for their silence on the ongoing student protests in Jharkhand.

"Why is the opposition protesting? Students in Ranchi have been agitating over the JPSC paper leak for 13 days, yet their Chief Minister hasn't even spoken to them; Rahul Gandhi and the entire opposition remain silent on that. Here, however, the Prime Minister and two senior ministers addressed the students' interests, and their demands were accepted... The opposition is deliberately not allowing the House to function," he told reporters.

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: As soon as the Rajya Sabha reconvened at 12 noon, speaker and Vice President C P Radhakrishnan advised members to not enter the well of the House and never try to show placards, failing which he would be forced to take action.

"My humble request to all the members (is that), you should cooperate with the Chair. Please never try to enter the well of the House and never try to show the placards. These two things you have to follow. If any member is not following these two instructions. I may not be hearing them. I will not be able to give them any chance and I will be forced to take action," he said, and took up the Question Hour.

However, the Opposition parties continued to raise slogans in support of their demand.

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: On the seventh anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi has criticised the decision, calling the removal of the article "unconstitutional."

"Militant activities are still taking place there. While the Supreme Court has delivered its verdict and we respect the Court, I personally believe the decision was flawed because Article 370 was removed in an unconstitutional manner, and statehood has still not been restored...The government had promised this in Parliament itself. If so many years have passed, why has statehood not been restored?" he told reporters amid the monsoon session of Parliament.

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: Telangana Minister & Congress leader Mohammad Azharuddin has backed the protest by the Opposition, adding that all MPs must attend the monsoon session, including home minister Amit Shah.

“By holding a protest, they are doing the right thing. Every MP should come to the Parliament. The (Union) Home Minister should also be present in Parliament,” he was quoted as saying by ANI.

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till 2pm after a brief resumption of the proceedings.

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: Congress leader Pawan Khera on Wednesday demanded that union home minister Amit Shah, should present a statement on the alleged action against youth protesters.

He also demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi speak on the issue of Jammu and Kashmir's special status revocation and the Ayodhya Ram Temple donation theft case, news agency ANI reported.

"The issues are quite clear. We are trying to raise these demands inside the House: the Union Home Minister should come and make a statement. He must answer for the police action against young people across the country, including in Delhi. He should also come and address the allegations regarding the misuse of donations in Ayodhya. The Prime Minister, too, should come forward and address the issue of Kashmir's statehood, which was revoked on this very day in 2019," he said.

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: Amid Opposition uproar, Rajya Sabha has been adjourned.

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: Opposition MPs, including Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and others, will march from the Gandhi statue at Prerna Sthal to Makar Dwar in protest against Union Home Minister Amit Shah over 'police action' against CJP protestors on July 20, the Ram Mandir donations embezzlement case and other issues.

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2pm, a minute after proceedings resumed in the house. The adjournment comes amid protests and sloganeering from the Opposition.

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha have resumed their proceedings as the opposition continues its sloganeering.

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: Congress MP Sukhdeo Bhagat on Wednesday demanded a formal apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the government's handling of the paper leak crisis, alleging a total lack of accountability from the top leadership.

"The Prime Minister and Union Home Minister Amit Shah ought to apologise to the students for their actions, considering the manner in which the situation was handled... However, if you look at the entire paper leak episode involving Dharmendra Pradhan ji, there appeared to be a sense of pride, as though he had accomplished something extraordinary. This presents a stark contradiction. Even today, the entire government, including the Prime Minister and the Cabinet, is failing to take responsibility. Instead, they are avoiding accountability and, indeed, avoiding the House itself," he told ANI

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: AAP MP Sanjay Singh has submitted a notice under Rule 267 in the Rajya Sabha, seeking a discussion on the public outrage and consumer rights issues arising from the mandatory implementation of E20 petrol.

This notice comes after AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal led a march to the PM's residence on Tuesday regarding the implementation of E20 petrol.

Addressing a press conference after leading the march, Kejriwal said AAP would resist any attempt to implement the policy in states where it has elected representatives.

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: Congress MP Manickam Tagore has submitted an adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha, demanding a statement by the home minister Amit Shah on police action against protestors during the CJP protest on July 20.

In his notice, the Congress MP has sought answers into the orders issued to security personnel on July 20; the use of pellet guns, tear gas and shock batons; the number of students injured, detained or arrested and an independent probe into the crackdown.

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: Congress MP Manish Tewari has submitted an adjournment motion notice in the Lok Sabha, seeking suspension of the day's listed business to discuss the need for a new anti-defection law to curb mass political defections.

In his notice, Tewari sought leave to move a motion for the adjournment of the House to discuss what he described as a matter of "definite urgent public importance."

According to the notice, the proposed law should prohibit "mass political defections driven by opportunism and bereft of any genuine ideological or policy differences," while simultaneously providing space for "honest and critical dissent both inside and outside Parliament and the legislatures."

Tewari also urged the government to adjourn the day's business and allow a full discussion on the issue in the House.

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: The Lok Sabha is scheduled to take up The Bankers' Books Evidence Bill, 2026 and The Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 for consideration and passing on Wednesday, according to the Revised List of Business.

Both the bills were tabled in the lower house by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman earlier this week, and today they are slated to be discussed for passing.

Along with these bills, the finance minister is also expected to move the Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which proposes amendments to the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007, the Income-tax Act, 2025, and the Finance Act, 2026, for consideration and passing.

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: Proceedings in both Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha are set to resume at 11am