Parliament winter session highlights: Rahul warns EC of ‘retroactive action’; Lok Sabha adjourned for the day

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi speaks during a discussion on election reforms in the House in the Winter session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025.

Parliament winter session highlights: This live blog has now ended. Congress leader and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday addressed the Lok Sabha during the debate on electoral reforms, alleging large-scale irregularities in voter rolls and a lack of transparency in the election process. He questioned the integrity of voter lists in states like Haryana and Bihar, saying there were “lakhs and lakhs of duplicate voters,” and reiterated his claim about a “Brazilian woman” appearing “22 times” on the rolls in Haryana.

Rahul Gandhi also accused the Election Commission of evading accountability, remarking that “vote chori is an anti-national act". He also went to warn the poll body that the opposition would “change the law retroactively” and “come and find you.”

Meanwhile, massive ruckus broke out in Rajya Sabha as Union minister JP Nadda targeted Kharge for ‘hijacking the discussion’ by bringing up issues like foreign policy and the economy during a discussion on Vande Mataram.

Meanwhile, Congress MP Manish Tewari began the discussion on electoral forms in Lok Sabha and LoP Rahul Gandhi is also expected to address the Parliament on the issue.

Parliament winter session: Key points

• The lower house of Parliament is discussing the issue of electoral reforms. This includes the Special Intensive Revision exercise started by the Election Commission of India in different states.
• Congress MP and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday addressed the Lok Sabha amid the debate on electoral reforms, claiming serious irregularities in the state’s polls. He alleged that the Haryana elections were “stolen” and once again cited the example of a “Brazilian woman” appearing in the voter rolls more than 22 times.
• Union civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu spoke in the Lok Sabha at 12 pm today on the IndiGo crisis. He had spoken about it in the Rajya Sabha a day earlier. The matter comes up at a time when IndiGo is dealing with delays and cancellations, leaving many passengers stranded at airports across the country.
• A discussion on 150 years of ‘Vande Mataram' is being held in the Rajya Sabha. The Lok Sabha had taken it up on Monday. PM Modi led that discussion on Monday and praised the national song, speaking about its history and its role during the freedom movement.
• On the list of business for the day, BJP MPs Radha Mohan Singh and Virendra Singh will place four reports of the standing committee on defence on the action taken by the government on the observations and recommendations made in other reports on demands for grants of the ministry of defence for the year 2025 to 2026.
• The 6th Session of the 18th Lok Sabha and the 269th Session of the Rajya Sabha began on Monday, December 1. This marks the start of the Winter Session of Parliament, which will end on December 19.