Parliament Monsoon Session Day 10 HIGHLIGHTS | Both houses adjourned till Monday amid Opposition sloganeering

Rajya Sabha scheduled to take up the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026

Summary

The Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2026 by voice vote without a debate amid persistent Opposition protests over the alleged police crackdown on students during the July 20 Parliament march.

The Opposition demanded the presence of Home Minister Amit Shah, while Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju criticised members for refusing to participate in the discussion on the legislation. The bill seeks to tighten norms for delayed registration of births and deaths by requiring an order from a judicial magistrate (first class) for registrations made more than two years after the event, while also updating legal terminology in line with the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

The legislation now awaits Rajya Sabha approval. In the Upper House, Opposition MPs continued to press for a statement from Amit Shah on the alleged use of force against protesting students and also raised issues including alleged irregularities in land acquisition for the Ayodhya Ram Temple and paper leaks, as disruptions dominated proceedings.

Rahul Gandhi accuses Modi, Shah of intimidating Gen Z with FIRs, says they are ‘India’s past’

PM Modi and Amit Shah - you cannot threaten Gen Z into silence.

First you broke their bones. Now you are filing FIRs and taking down their accounts.

You are India’s past. Be careful about how you treat India’s future.

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) July 31, 2026

Lok Sabha adjourned till noon amid Opposition protests

Speaker Om Birla adjourned the Lok Sabha till 12 noon on Friday as sloganeering and protests by Opposition members disrupted proceedings.

Priyanka Gandhi, Opposition MPs protest against Amit Shah at the Makar Dwar

Opposition MPs, including Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, staged a protest at Makar Dwar in Parliament against Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the alleged police action against CJP protesters on July 20.

#WATCH | Delhi: Opposition MPs, including Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and others, hold a protest at the Makar Dwar of the Parliament against Union Home Minister Amit Shah over 'police action' against CJP protestors on 20th July. pic.twitter.com/xq3NM59klP

— ANI (@ANI) July 31, 2026

RS Chairman pulls up Derek O'Brien over House disruption

Rajya Sabha Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan reprimanded TMC MP Derek O'Brien over disruptions in the House, urging him to take his seat and allow proceedings to continue as Opposition members kept raising slogans.

Rajya Sabha Chair rejects Kharge's Rule 267 notice; Opposition protests continue

Rajya Sabha Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan rejected Congress president and Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge's Rule 267 notice, saying such notices would not be allowed. Opposition members continued sloganeering in the House.

Rajya Sabha adjourned till August 3 amid Opposition protests

Amid continued sloganeering by Opposition members, proceedings in the Rajya Sabha were cut short on Friday. The House was adjourned till August 3 and will reconvene at 11 am.

Lok Sabha proceedings resume

The Lok Sabha proceedings begin with BJP MP Dilip Saikia in the Chair as Opposition members continue raising slogans demanding the resignation of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

Lok Sabha takes up voice vote on discussions on key Bills

MP Dilip Saikia takes voice vote on discussions on the Joint Committee’s report on the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, and the Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill, 2025 and the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill.

Lok Sabha adjourned till Monday

Opposition MPs stage symbolic 'theft' protest over Ram Temple donations

Independent MP Pappu Yadav and other Opposition leaders staged a symbolic protest at Parliament's Makar Dwar on Friday, enacting an alleged "theft" of donations collected for the Ram Temple in Ayodhya.

Saffron-clad Pappu Yadav sat with donation boxes placed near the Parliament entrance, while MPs, including Rahul Gandhi, put money into the boxes as part of the skit. Yadav then slipped the money into his pockets to depict the Opposition's allegations.

VIDEO | A saffron-clad Independent MP Pappu Yadav along with other Opposition MPs enacted "theft" of donations at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya in Parliament complex on Friday.

The MPs kept donation boxes in front of the Makar Dwar steps and Independent MP Rajesh Ranjan, known as… pic.twitter.com/rEmDFRQveF

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 31, 2026

Congress MP KC Venugopal moves privilege motion against Union Minister Jitendra Singh

Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2026, passed in Lok Sabha

The Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2026, without a debate as Opposition members continued protesting over the alleged police crackdown on students during the July 20 march to Parliament.

The Bill was taken up for consideration and passed after the House reassembled at noon with BJP MP Dilip Saikia in the Chair.