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Parliament monsoon session highlights: Parliament passes the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, renaming state to Keralam
Parliament monsoon session highlights: Union minister Amit Shah has stated that he is ready to discuss the police action taken against CJP protestors. However, the Opposition has stated it is “not interested in a lecture”.
- 7:44 PM IST, Aug 12Rajya Sabha adjourned
- 6:40 PM IST, Aug 12'Oppn's attitude highly unfortunate,' says BJP MP Brijmohan Aggarwal
- 6:06 PM IST, Aug 12Congress opposes FCRA Bill, Hibi Eden says party demanded withdrawal of amendments
- 5:59 PM IST, Aug 12‘All the important bills being brought are against minorities,’ claims SP chief Akhilesh Yadav
- 5:51 PM IST, Aug 12‘Oppn completely exposed…has no real issue to raise,’ says Piyush Goyal
- 5:32 PM IST, Aug 12‘Oppn unequivocally wants full withdrawal of FCRA Bill,’ says TMC MP Moitra
- 5:30 PM IST, Aug 12‘FCRA Bill meant to ensure all funding remains only for the RSS,’ claims TMC MP Mahua Moitra
- 5:26 PM IST, Aug 12‘FCRA Bill organised attack against minorities,’ says Cong MP Hibi Eden
- 5:07 PM IST, Aug 12Home Minister ‘bound to write to LS Speaker after Oppn continued to disturb House,’ says Rijiju
- 4:30 PM IST, Aug 12‘Totally frustrated, unthinkable in a parliamentary democracy,’ says Rijiju after LS adjourned without NEET debate
- 4:05 PM IST, Aug 12‘Never seen an opposition party that runs away from discussion,’ says Rijiju
- 3:59 PM IST, Aug 12LS probe panel finds ‘charges are proved’ against Justice Yashwant Varma
- 3:57 PM IST, Aug 12Rajya Sabha passes National Co-operative Development Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2026
- 3:48 PM IST, Aug 12‘RSS getting donations from across world, Centre targeting NGOs, minorities,' claims Cong MP Venugopal
- 3:47 PM IST, Aug 12‘Got message that Amit Shah would move FCRA Bill, MoS moved resolution,’ says Cong's Venugopal
- 3:42 PM IST, Aug 12BJP MP Sushmita Dev moves breach of privilege notice against CPI(M)'s John Brittas
- 3:38 PM IST, Aug 12Cong party was demanding FCRA Bill be referred to JPC, says Kiren Rijiju
- 3:34 PM IST, Aug 12Oppn stages walkout from Rajya Sabha
- 3:32 PM IST, Aug 12‘Have unwavering faith in democracy and democratic institutions,’ says Amit Shah
- 3:30 PM IST, Aug 12Shah urges LS Speaker to ‘consult’ with Oppn, allocate time for NEET debate
- 3:23 PM IST, Aug 12Govt ready to start debate immediately on students protest, Rijiju tells Lok Sabha
- 3:19 PM IST, Aug 12‘Government ready to discuss issue again,’ says Shah on NEET
- 3:17 PM IST, Aug 12Lok Sabha proceedings adjourned till Aug 13 amid Oppn sloganeering
- 3:13 PM IST, Aug 12Lok Sabha passes ‘The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026’
- 3:11 PM IST, Aug 12Lok Sabha proceedings resume, Oppn protest over FCRA continues
- 2:55 PM IST, Aug 12Amit Shah writes to LS Speaker, urges him to schedule debate over students protest
- 2:43 PM IST, Aug 12Rijiju challenges Oppn to cite single FCRA provision which is against minorities
- 2:38 PM IST, Aug 12Probe report on allegations against Justice Yashvant Varma presented in both Houses
- 2:35 PM IST, Aug 12Proposal to send the FCRA bill to JPC passed
- 2:29 PM IST, Aug 12Lok Sabha adjourned till 3pm
- 2:27 PM IST, Aug 12Kiren Rijiju hits out at Opposition over FCRA bill
- 2:24 PM IST, Aug 12KC Venugopal targets Amit Shah over FCRA bill
- 2:16 PM IST, Aug 12NCDC bill taken up in Rajya Sabha
- 2:13 PM IST, Aug 12Opposition continues protest in Lok Sabha
- 2:09 PM IST, Aug 12Both Houses resume
- 1:55 PM IST, Aug 12Opposition agrees to join JPC on FCRA bill
- 1:04 PM IST, Aug 12BJP MP questions Opposotion's silence over Jharkhand protests
- 12:45 PM IST, Aug 12Rahu; Gandhi says ‘not interested’ in debate with Amit Shah
- 12:22 PM IST, Aug 12Submit a letter by 2pm and discussion at 3pm - Amit Shah's sets timeline
- 12:01 PM IST, Aug 12Amit Shah says ‘ready to discuss’ student protest in Parliament
- 11:23 AM IST, Aug 12Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2pm
- 11:17 AM IST, Aug 12John Brittas flags concern over BJP MP's 'lungi wala' remark
- 11:11 AM IST, Aug 12Lok sabha adjourned till 2pm
- 10:33 AM IST, Aug 12Jharkhand BJP MPs protest over lathi-charge on protesting students in state
- 10:26 AM IST, Aug 12Tamil Nadu moves resolution against delimitation
- 9:52 AM IST, Aug 12Rahul Gandhi targets PM Modi after US court drops charges against Adani
- 9:27 AM IST, Aug 12What does the new FCRA bill propose, and why it has sparked pushback?
- 9:25 AM IST, Aug 12Amit Shah likely to table 2 bills
Parliament monsoon session highlights: The Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill 2026, seeking to change the state's name to Keralam, was passed in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. On Day 18 of the monsoon session of the Parliament, the Lok Sabha was adjourned till 11 am on Thursday minutes after proceedings resumed at 3 pm amid Opposition protest and sloganeering over a discussion on the students' protest and the FCRA Amendment Bill, 2026....Read More
Following the adjournment, union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju said he was “totally disappointed”, adding that the Centre was ready for a discussion on NEET and the students' protest.
“I am totally frustrated that the opposition party is running away from the debate in Parliament. Unthinkable that in parliamentary democracy, opposition party is running away from debate and government is insisting on full-fledged discussion,” Rijiju said, adding that had “seen this for the first time in my life.”
Amit Shah writes to LS Speaker, urges him to allocate time for NEET debate
Meanwhile, union home minister Amit Shah wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, urging him to allocatime time for a debate on NEET and the students' protest.
The government also stated that Union home minister Amit Shah was ready to answer the Opposition regarding the use of excessive force during the crackdown on the CJP protest last month. Speaking to reporters, the home minister had stated that he was ready to discuss the issue at 3 pm today or on Thursday.
FCRA Amendment Bill referred to JPC
The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 was referred to a Joint Parliamentary Committee after Union Minister Nityanand Rai moved a motion in the Lok Sabha. The proposed JPC will have 31 members -- 21 from the Lok Sabha and 10 from the Rajya Sabha -- and is required to submit its report by the last day of the first week of the Winter Session 2026.
The Opposition has demanded the withdrawal of the Bill, with Congress leader KC Venugopal and Samajwadi Party MP Akhilesh Yadav vocalising their dissent to the Bill
Protests grip parliament sessions
Since the start of the session on July 20, protests have surrounded the monsoon session.
The monsoon session of the Parliament began with the Cockroach Janta Party's 'Chalo Sansad' march and 17 days later, the proceedings of the parliament continue to be surrounded by protests from the Opposition, and now the BJP-led ruling NDA alliance.
The Opposition continued their protest on Tuesday over various issues such as the crackdown on protestors, the Ram Temple donation theft and more. However, this time the INDIA bloc was met with a counter-protest by MPs from the ruling NDA.
Several lawmakers from the NDA marched towards the Parliament’s Makar Dwar on Tuesday, carrying placards with slogans like “Grah Mantri ki Charcha se Rahul Gandhi bhago mat (Rahul Gandhi, don’t run away from Home Minister’s reply)”.
Parliament monsoon session LIVE: Amit Shah likely to table 2 bills
Parliament monsoon session LIVE: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is set to present The Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026 and The National Co-operative Development Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2026 for consideration and passing in the Rajya Sabha.
The Lok Sabha on Monday cleared the Kerala Bill, which seeks to rename Kerala as ‘Keralam’ without a debate.
The Kerala Assembly had passed a resolution in 2024 urging the Centre to bring a law to change the name of the state to Keralam.
