Monsoon session LIVE: Ruckus in Parliament, both Houses adjourned till Monday

Parliament monsoon session live updates: The showdown between the Narendra Modi government and the opposition has escalated after the suspension of 27 MPs and uproar over Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's ‘rashtrapatni’ remark on President Droupadi Murmu

Union minister Smriti Irani and Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

Parliament monsoon session live updates Day 10: It's the tenth day of the monsoon session of parliament. Pandemonium and a ferocious Narendra Modi government vs opposition showdown has dominated the proceedings with little or no legislative work being done in the past days. Three more opposition MPs were suspended on Thursday, taking the number to 27. Amid the suspension of MPs, Congress leader of house in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's remark on President Droupadi Murmu has escalated faceoff between the BJP and the Congress.

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• 29 Jul 2022, 12:31:47 PM IST

  Govt must apologise over BJP MPs attacking Sonia Gandhi in Parliament: Adhir

  The way Sonia Gandhi was targeted in the parliament yesterday.. the government must issue an apology. I am at the centre of this controversy. But the BJP is attacking Sonia Gandhi: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Congress MP

• 29 Jul 2022, 12:29:40 PM IST

  Ruckus in Parliament, both Houses adjourned till Monday

  Ruckus in Parliament, both Houses adjourned till Monday

• 29 Jul 2022, 12:04:29 PM IST

  Ruckus in both Houses of Parliament

  Ruckus continued after Parliament resumed proceedings. Opposition MPs raised slogans against the government. 

• 29 Jul 2022, 11:39:24 AM IST

  Lok Sabha will function only after Sonia Gandhi apologises for Cong MP's remark on Prez: BJP leader

  BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Friday said the Lok Sabha will only function after Congress president Sonia Gandhi apologises for party MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's remark against the President, reports PTI.

• 29 Jul 2022, 11:16:21 AM IST

  Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha adjourned till 12 noon following uproar

  Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha adjourned till 12 noon following an uproar in the House, minutes after proceedings begin for the day

• 29 Jul 2022, 11:01:44 AM IST

  ‘Rashtrapatni’ row : A look at Adhir Chowdhury’s past controversial statements

  Congress leader and Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury was embroiled in a controversy on Thursday over his ‘Rashtrapatni’ remark that led to a verbal duel in Parliament between the BJP and Congress. This is not the first time Chowdhury was at the receiving end of criticism over his controversial statements. Read more

• 29 Jul 2022, 10:47:45 AM IST

  BJP's deliberate move to avoid discussion on price rise, says Cong on ‘rashtrapatni’ row

  Adhir Chowdhury has apologised for his remark. Even after that BJP is demanding an apology from Sonia Gandhi, raising slogans against her. They are doing this deliberately so that they don't have to discuss issues like price rise and inflation: Cong MP Mallikarjun Kharge

• 29 Jul 2022, 10:33:58 AM IST

  ‘Opposition suspended, Constitution suspended’: Priyanka Chaturvedi's latest

  Shiv Sena leader Priyanka Chaturvedi on Friday targeted the government over the suspension of opposition MPs this week amid protests against price rise and other issues. The monsoon session of Parliament has been witnessing stormy proceedings ever since it started. Action has been taken against more than 20 parliamentarians who have been accused of unruly behaviour. Read more

• 29 Jul 2022, 10:20:00 AM IST

  RJD MP seeks discussion in Rajya Sabha on mental healthcare in India: Report

  RJD MP Manoj Kumar gives zero-hour notice in Rajya Sabha on the issue of "mental healthcare in India', ANI reports

• 29 Jul 2022, 10:12:48 AM IST

  'Should apologise to India': Yogi among other CMs on Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

  Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath among other chief ministers of the BJP-ruled states on Thursday sharply criticized the remarks by the Congress’s Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, linked to President Droupadi Murmu, which have triggered a massive political row. Read more

• 29 Jul 2022, 10:01:22 AM IST

  All Cong Lok Sabha MPs to meet in Parliament: Report

  All Lok Sabha MPs of the Congress Parliamentary Party to hold a meeting in Parliament House today, ANI reported.

• 29 Jul 2022, 09:55:53 AM IST

  On tandoori chicken row in Parliament complex, Mahua Moitra says: 'Silly souls!'

  In an attack apparently aimed at Union minister Smriti Irani, Trinamool Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra commented on the tandoori chicken row and called BJP leader Shehzad Poonawala who objected to suspended MPs eating tandoori chicken in front of the Gandhi statue 'BJP's hired help'. Read more