The ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament has been repeatedly adjourned due to continued protests by the Opposition demanding an immediate debate on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar.
On Day 13, both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha resumed at 11 am but were quickly disrupted and adjourned amid the uproar.
Meanwhile, the US tariff issue is gaining traction as US President Donald Trump’s 25% tariff on Indian goods has formally come into effect. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that India would not compromise on the interests of its farmers, livestock rearers, and fishermen.
Deputy Chairman Harivansh refused to admit any notices issued by the members, saying that it doesn’t comply with the requirements.
Opposition continued to protest in the House. Deputy Chairman urged Opposition to maintain order in the House and allow the Question Hour to begin.
Opposition continued to raise slogans and protest. Rajya Sabha stands adjourned till 2:00 pm
Lok Sabha was on Thursday adjourned till 12 noon due to noisy protests by opposition parties demanding a discussion on the voter roll revision in Bihar and other issues.
When the House met at 11 am, opposition MPs, including those from the Congress, were on their feet, raising slogans and showing placards with their demand for discussion on Special Intensive Revision (SIR).
The opposition has been demanding a discussion on the SIR exercise initiated by the Election Commission in Bihar ahead of the Assembly elections there.
Several MPs of the INDIA bloc parties, including Congress parliamentary party chairperson Sonia Gandhi, staged a protest in the Parliament House complex on Thursday against the Election Commission's voter roll revision in Bihar.
Holding banners and posters against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi, Samajwadi Party's Dharmendra Yadav, TMC's Sagarika Ghose, as well as other opposition MPs raised slogans and demanded a rollback of the SIR as they staged their protest near Parliament's Makar Dwar.
The Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the day on Thursday in the post-lunch sitting, amid continued protest by Opposition MPs demanding a discussion on Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar.
The House was earlier adjourned till 2 pm soon after it assembled at 11 am amid protests over the SIR exercise, which is underway in Bihar.
When the House reassembled post lunch, Opposition MPs were once again on their feet raising slogans against SIR. Amid sloganeering, The Coastal Shipping Bill, 2025 was taken up and later passed.
Opposition MPs however continued their protest with many trooping into the Well of the House. Trinamool Congress MP Mamata Thakur was also named by Chair Ghanshyam Tiwari for displaying a placard.
Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge was briefly allowed by the Chair to speak.
He said the country was going through "dangerous" times, and the government and Opposition should work together. Kharge said the government should allow a debate on SIR, and the Opposition would "do everything in the interest of the country".
Leader of House JP Nadda however urged the Chair to continue with the bill as per the schedule.
After brief debate amid sloganeering and din, the bill was passed by voice vote, and the House was adjourned for the day soon after.
The Lok Sabha passed the Manipur Appropriation Bill, 2025, amid din by opposition members over revision of Bihar electoral rolls.
Soon after the passing of the Bill by voice vote, the House proceedings were adjourned for the day.
The Bill authorises payment and appropriation of certain sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of the State of Manipur for the services of the financial year 2025-26.
The Bill was passed without any discussion as opposition members did not relent.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman slammed the opposition over disrupting the proceedings and said while they talk of Manipur, they do not want money to go to the state, which is under President's rule.