Parliament Budget Session 2026: Nishikant Dubey moves motion against Rahul Gandhi, seeks termination of LoP’s membership

The Lok Sabha proceedings resumed at 2 pm.

Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury, on Union Minister Kiren Rijiju's recent 'X' post entailing the video of Congress MPs inside the Speaker's chamber, called the government "coward."

"This government is coward. When they don't have answers, they make life of others' difficult. Being Parliamentary Affairs Minister, can Kiren Rijiju release such videos?... Now that he has, he should show all other videos too, which you edited and censored. He should show the video when CISF entered the Rajya Sabha and how it misbehaved with the MPs. Don't do this selective editing... Actually, Kiren Rijiju has indulged in an anti-Parliamentary act and he should be corrected," she told PTI.

The Industrial Relations Code (Amendment) Bill, 2026 has been taken up for consideration and passing in the Lok Sabha.

The Lok Sabha proceedings resumed at 12 noon on Thursday, an hour after it was adjourned following loud protests by Opposition MPs.

BJP leader Nishikant Dubey Thursday submitted a notice for moving a substantive motion against the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, alleging that Gandhi has misled the House.

This comes a day after Gandhi’s comments on the India-US interim trade deal that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has “sold the nation” and allegations against Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri regarding Epstein Files, drew angry responses from the treasury benches.

On day-long strike by trade unions, Congress MP K C Venugopal said that the entire INDIA bloc is in solidarity with the trade union leaders who are on strike on Thursday.

"Entire INDIA alliance is showing solidarity with the trade unions leaders who are on strike today because this government is completely anti-labour, anti-farmer, anti-youth," Venugopal said.

On Union Minister Kiren Rijiju's remark that the government will bring notice for privilege motion against Rahul Gandhi, KC Venugopal said, "On what account? I am challenging them - let them reply to Rahul Gandhi's speech. Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi raised most important, pertinent issues during his speech in Lok Sabha yesterday. Nirmala Sitharaman didn't utter a single word about questions asked by Rahul Gandhi. They are doing all these tamashaas.... they have completely surrendered India's interest to the US." (PTI)

While the Lok Sabha proceedings have been adjourned till 12 noon on Thursday, the Rajya Sabha proceedings are currently underway.

Following Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi's claims that the nation has been sold, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju asserted, "no one was born till date who could sell this country. And I will say PM Modi is the strongest PM of the country."

The Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, speaking in the House on Wednesday, questioned why businessman Anil Ambani and minister Hardeep Singh Puri were not in jail as their names have found mentions in the Epstein Files.

"There is a businessman named Anil Ambani. Why is he not in jail? His name is in Epstein files. I would like to ask Mr Hardeep Puri who introduced him to Epstein. Puri is a minister," Gandhi alleged.

To this, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju intervened asking him to authenticate his allegations.

Gandhi said he will authenticate right away... following which a row erupted inside the House.

RG continued: "Minister has asked me to authenticate my allegations. I have it written here," following which Chair Jagdambika Pal asked him to submit it.

Gandhi said, "The evidence is in (US) department of justice files released in US. Hardeep Puri and Anil Ambani names are there," to which Pal said how can Gandhi name the minister when he has promised chair that he won't."

The Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, speaking in the House on Union Budget 2026-27 on Wednesday, said that PM's surrender to the United States is also a surrender of the future of 1.4 billion people.

"It is a tragedy because the surrender is not just of PM, but of the future of 1.4 billion people. This is done to protect BJP's financial architecture on which there is a case in US," Gandhi said.

The Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, speaking in the House on Union Budget 2026-27 on Wednesday, hit out at the Centre over trade deal with the US, which has meant trouble for Indian farmers.

He said, "Our farmers for the first time are facing a storm... You have opened the door to mechanised US farms. This is disgraceful. No PM has done this and no PM will do it after you."

"You accept we are facing a storm. You have allowed the US to weaponise our finance and energy against us. What does it mean when US saying you can't buy oil from somebody. It means our energy is being weaponized. You are telling us energy and finance is weaponised and then you are letting it be done to us. How can you come to the House? Are you not ashamed?"

Rijiju intervened: "We are listening patiently. You are saying ashamed, nonsense. When FM replies in evening, LOP should listen. I am asking LOP to not get abusive."

The Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, speaking in the House on Union Budget 2026-27 on Wednesday claimed that India’s tariffs hiked from 3 per cent to 18 per cent, while that of the United States came down from 16 per cent to zero per cent.

"At the beginning, three per cent was the average, now 18 per cent. 6 times increase. US imports to go up from 46 billion dollars to 146 billion dollars. This is absurd. They have no commitment to us. We have a commitment to them. We are standing there like fools. Our tariff has gone up from 3 to 18 per cent. Theirs has come down from 16 to 0 per cent," Gandhi said in the House.

Addressing the Lok Sabha, the Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi Wednesday said that we, as a country, and the government need to recognize that data is India's strength.

He said, "The Budget recognized these turbulent times... the Dollar is being challenged. there is absolutely nothing in the Budget on energy and finance. The Budget reads like any other Budget. And Budget comes once a year."

"In parallel to the Budget, something new has come -- the US deal. One thing I would like to make very clear. In a contest between US and China, the single most valuable asset is Indian data. If the US wants to remain a super power and want to protect the dollar, the key to that is Indian data," he said.

"China also has 1.4 billion people's data. If India is going to go to the table, it should say this is what we will put on the table. That is the Indian people -- their dynamic nature... I remember people saying population is our weakness. But no, its is our strength. But that is only if we recognize that data is our strength," he asserted in the House.

Addressing the Lok Sabha, the Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi Wednesday emphasised on data as one of the central strengths of India across industries.

"Talking about AI is talking about internal combustion engine without talking about petrol. The petrol for AI is data. If you have AI and not data, you have nothing. Biggest pool of data on planet are Chinese and India."

The Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi began to speak in the House on Union Budget 2026-27 today at around 1 pm, thanking Speaker Jagdambika Pal for letting him speak on the Budget.

"I was looking at the economic survey. Two points I saw there. First we are living in a world with geopolitical conflict. The old US-based system, based on dollar is being challenged. It is being challeneged by Chinese and Russia," he said.

"We are living in a world where energy and finance are being weaponised. Main thing is that we are moving from a world of stability to a world of instability. The PM and NSA stated that era of war is over. In fact, we are moving towards war. Wars are underway in Ukraine and Gaza... The dollar is being challenged. We are moving from a world of one superpower to multiple super power. And that is what is said in economic survey and I agree with that."

Lok Sabha took up Question Hour on Wednesday amid protests and shouting of slogans by Opposition members over several issues. As many as 13 questions and their supplementaries were taken up during the Question Hour, news agency PTI reported.

Opposition members shouted slogans as they sought to raise certain questions but P C Mohan, who was in the Chair, did not allow them. Some Opposition members were heard shouting 'we want justice'. After the protests, Opposition members walked out of the House at around 11.30 am.

The Budget 2026 discussions resumed on Tuesday signalling the end of the logjam between the government and the Opposition.

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju, speaking to reporters on Wednesday on the no-confidence motion moved by Opposition MPs against Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday, alleged that the Congress MPs went to the Speaker's Chair and abused him.

"At least 20-25 Congress MPs entered the Lok Sabha Speaker's chamber and abused him. I was also there. The Speaker is a very soft person, otherwise strict actions would have been taken. Senior Congress leaders, including Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and KC Venugopal, were also present inside, and they were encouraging them to fight...," he said.

"As I said, the Speaker is very hurt. I have even spoken to the Speaker. They (Congress MPs) went to the Speaker's chamber and abused him, said bad things. Then the Speaker gave a ruling, which was not followed and then Rahul Gandhi said that he does not need anyone's permission to speak. He will speak as per his wish, without any rules... Unless permission is given by the Chair, members cannot speak in the House. Even the Prime Minister will speak only with the permission of the Chair. Everyone speaks only with permission...," he added. (ANI)

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju, speaking to reporters on row over ‘unpublished’ memoir of former Army Chief General Naravane, 'Four Stars of Destiny', said: "How a member in the Parliament is trying to use a very sensitive matter through unfair means. A sensitive matter related to security is being used as an instrument to drive political mileage."

"... The entire matter is before the people of the country, how a member in the parliament is trying to use a very sensitive matter through unfair means, a sensitive matter related to security, to be used as an instrument to drive political mileage. It is very unfortunate. If every conversation of the army chief and defence minister is to be discussed publicly, every communication between senior army officers and junior army officers or between the Prime Minister and the Defence Minister, how can you maintain the security of the nation?...," he said.

(PTI)

A day after Opposition MPs submitted a notice for a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, the House proceedings began on Wednesday under the Chairmanship of P C Mohan.

Following the notice submitted to the LS General Secretary a day earlier, sources close to Birla had said he will not sit in the Speaker’s chair until the motion is resolved.

Sources said Birla took the decision upholding the highest standards of morality.

The Lok Sabha session began on Wednesday with Opposition MPs raising slogans of 'We Want Justice' in the House.

The Question Hour is underway in the House.

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi is expected to participate in the debate on Union Budget 2026-27 on Wednesday.

This comes a day after a discussion on the Budget finally got underway following days of heated exchange between the Treasury and Opposition benches in the House. Leading the Opposition’s charge, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor termed the Budget a “squandered opportunity”.

Both Houses of Parliament are scheduled to continue the discussion today.