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Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge speaks in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. (Photo: Screengrab from Video on Sansad TV)As both the Houses reconvened at 2 pm on Wednesday, Congress chief and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, expressed that there would be no discussion on any issue in the Parliament until Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned from his post. “We want discussion on NEET under Rule 267… Education Minister should resign,” Kharge said. Meanwhile, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju and BJP minister JP Nadda reiterated that the government was willing to hold discussion on the NEET paper leak issue in the House.
However, the Opposition uproar continued over Pradhan’s resignation and police action against student protesters on July 20. Both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha proceedings have now been adjourned for the day.
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Dressed in black, leaders of several Opposition parties on Wednesday staged a protest outside Parliament to express solidarity with students protesting against the NEET paper leak issue. The leaders are demanding the resignations of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over police action on student protesters, and the NEET paper leak.
A day earlier, Leader of the Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, Congress leader and MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav were detained as they rallied behind protesters at Jantar Mantar. They were released later.
Key Bills:
Lok Sabha: Before adjournment, the House was set to take up the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026, for consideration and passage today, with Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal scheduled to move the legislation. Kiren Rijiju and Gaurav Gogoi were also likely to present the Seventeenth Report of the Business Advisory Committee. MP Anurag Singh Thakur and Manna Lal Rawat were also scheduled to present three reports of the Standing Committee on Coal, Mines and Steel (2025-26). A motion by Sudheer Gupta and Mukeshkumar Chandrakaant Dalal seeking an extension of time for the presentation of the report of the Joint Committee on the Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026, till the last day of the Monsoon Session, would have also been considered.
Rajya Sabha: The Upper House was preparing to take up reports of the Public Accounts Committee on defence-related issues, including delays in production of the Dhanush gun system and a Rs 62.10 crore loss over replacement of defective ammunition. Union Ministers Nityanand Rai, BL Verma, Bandi Sanjay Kumar, Sukanta Majumdar and Harsh Malhotra would have laid papers on the Table on behalf of their respective ministries.
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'Rarest of rare occasions': RS chairman on Kharge's wish to invoke Rule 267
Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh said that Rule 267 has been invoked only in "rarest of rare occasions" in the last four decades.
His comments come after Leader of Opposition in the Upper House, Mallikarjun Kharge, expressed that the Opposition wished to discuss the NEET examination in the House under Rule 267.
"A fair discussion on this issue will only be possible when Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigns," Kharge said.
https://platform.x.com/widgets.jsहम नियम 267 के तहत NEET परीक्षा के बारे में सदन में चर्चा करना चाहते हैं।
— Congress (@INCIndia) July 22, 2026
इस मुद्दे पर निष्पक्ष चर्चा तभी हो पाएगी, जब शिक्षा मंत्री धर्मेंद्र प्रधान इस्तीफा देंगे।
: कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष और राज्यसभा में नेता प्रतिपक्ष श्री @kharge pic.twitter.com/aQcZzOvf98
Rajya Sabha proceedings adjourned for the day
The Rajya Sabha proceedings were too adjourned for the day after Opposition stood firm on its demand for the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
Lok Sabha adjourned for the day
The Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned as soon as it reconvened at 2 pm on Wednesday amid Opposition uproar.
Kiren Rijiju reiterates govt's willingness to discuss NEET paper leak issue in Rajya Sabha
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, addressed the Rajya Sabha, as it reconvened at 2 pm on Wednesday.
Amid Opposition uproar, Rijiju reiterated the government's willingess to discuss the main issues, including the NEET paper leak issue, since the beginning of the Monsoon session of the Parliament this year.
He also targeted the Opposition for creating chaos inside the House.
Rajya Sabha proceedings resume at 2 pm
The Rajya Sabha proceedings resumed at 2 pm after being adjourned twice on Wednesday amid Opposition uproar.
In Photos: Dressed in black, Oppn protests police action against students
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Congress MP KC Venugopal, Samajwadi Party (SP) MPs Akhilesh Yadav, Dharmendra Yadav and Awadhesh Prasad, TMC MP Saugata Roy, JMM MP Mahua Maji and other opposition leaders stage a protest wearing black clothes to express solidarity with students protesting against the NEET paper leak issue, during the Monsoon session of Parliament, in New Delhi, on Wednesday.
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'Oppn trying to politicise the matter: BJP MP Tarun Chugh
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Tarun Chugh said that the government has already assured action on the NEET paper leak, as he targeted the Opposition to "politicise the matter."
“Government has ensured action on paper leak, still opposition chooses to politicise the matter; wearing black clothes won't help”, Chugh said, when asked about the Opposition protests outside the Parliament on Wednesday. (PTI)
Pradhan meets Birla as govt agrees to discuss NEET paper leak in Lok Sabha
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday as the government agreed for a discussion on NEET paper leak in the Lok Sabha, news agency PTI reported.
The meeting comes soon after government told the Lok Sabha that it is willing to hold a detailed discussion on the issue. (PTI)
Watch: Kiren Rijiju replies to KC Venugopal's demands for resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju affirmed that the government is willing to participate in a “meaningful discussion over the future of country’s youth.”
His comments came after Congress MP KC Venugopal asserted the Opposition’s demands for the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
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https://platform.x.com/widgets.jsVIDEO | Speaking in the Lok Sabha, Congress MP KC Venugopal, says, "Our demand is very clear. Education Minister should resign."
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 22, 2026
Responding to this, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju, says, "We have been offering from the government's side for last three days that… pic.twitter.com/KpD7aGXFYS
'Government wants meaningful discussion over future of India's youth': Kiren Rijiju
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, responding to the Opposition's demands for the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, affirmed that the government is willing to participate in a "meaningful discussion over the future of country's youth."
Rijiju said, "We have been offering from the government's side for last three days that we are ready for discussion over NEET paper leak issue. We have said this on the first day that discussions take place as per some rules. I government is completely ready for a discussion over NEET paper leak issue. The government wants a meaningful discussion over the future of country's youth."
Earlier, Venugopal had asserted, "Our demand is very clear. Education Minister should resign."
'Why can't PM make statements inside the House': SP chief Akhilesh Yadav in Lok Sabha
Speaking in the Lok Sabha, Samajwadi Party MP Akhilesh Yadav questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his statements on the NEET paper leak and the subsequent protests, demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, outside the Parliament premises.
Yadav said, "This is not an issue of Congress, Samajwadi Party, or the BJP... this is an issue of students, youths. The way government has behaved... students were thrashed. We were compelled to hold protest outside the PM's residence. Why can't the PM give statement in the House when he can make statements outside?"
https://platform.x.com/widgets.jsVIDEO | Speaking in the Lok Sabha, Samajwadi Party MP Akhilesh Yadav, says, "This is not an issue of Congress, Samajwadi Party, BJP... this is an issue of students, youths. The way government has behaved... students were thrashed. We were compelled to hold protest outside the… pic.twitter.com/EoCQUtFAoG
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 22, 2026
'Arresting Rahul Gandhi for protesting against injustice is dictatorship': Siddaramaiah
Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Wednesday called the arrest of Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi for protesting police action on students a form of "dictatorship."
"Protesting against injustice is Rahul Gandhi's right, arresting him for it, is dictatorship," Siddaramaiah told the reporters. (PTI)
Rijiju urges LS Speaker to convene all-party meet to decide rules for discussing NEET paper leak
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju Wednesday urged Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to convene a meeting of all parties to decide on the rule, date and duration of the debate on NEET paper leak.
Rijiju said the government is willing to hold a discussion on NEET paper leak issue but the Speaker will have to meet floor leaders of all parties to decide on the rules.
Lok Sabha proceedings adjourned till 2 pm amid Oppn uproar
Lok Sabha proceedings adjourned till 2 pm amid Opposition uproar over police action against student protesters on July 20.
As the proceedings resumed at 12 pm, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, speaking in the Lok Sabha, expressed that the government is ready for a discussion on the NEET paper leak issue.
Government ready for discussion on NEET paper leak issue: Kiren Rijiju
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday, speaking in the Lok Sabha, expressed that the government is ready for a discussion on the NEET paper leak issue.
Venugopal raises demand for Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation in Lok Sabha
Congress MP KC Venugopal raised the demand for the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in the Lok Sabha as the House resumed at 12 pm.
Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm
Rajya Sabha proceedings have once again been adjourned till 2 pm.
Lok Sabha proceedings resume
The Lok Sabha proceedings resumed at 12 pm after being adjourned around 11 am on Wednesday amid Opposition uproar.
Rajya Sabha proceedings resume
Rajya Sabha proceedings resumed at 12 pm after being adjourned around 11 am on Wednesday amid Opposition uproar.
Oppn MPs submit adjournment notices; seek discussion on police action against students
Congress MPs Renuka Chowdhury and Syed Naseer Hussain on Wednesday submitted an adjournment notice in the Rajya Sabha to discuss police "atrocities" against protesting students, and the "crisis" in India's examination system, citing issues including, the NEET paper leak and alleged irregularities in the on-screen marking system in CBSE exams, news agency PTI reported.
'Rahul Gandhi behaved irresponsibly': BJP MP Medha Kulkarni on protest outside PM's residence
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Medha Kulkarni called Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi's protest outside PM Modi's residence in support of students protesting the NEET paper leak issue, "irresponsible."
“Nobody has ever protested outside a PM's residence; Rahul Gandhi behaved irresponsibly; Congress has hidden agenda”, Kulkarni told the repoters. (PTI)
Dressed in black, Oppn leaders hold protest over police action on student protesters
Opposition leaders, including LoP in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Samajwadi Party MP Akhilesh Yadav and others staged a protest on the Parliament premises wearing black clothes, news agency PTI reported sharing visuals.
https://platform.x.com/widgets.jsVIDEO | Delhi: Parliament Monsoon Session: Opposition leaders, including LoP Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Samajwadi Party MP Akhilesh Yadav and others stage a protest on the Parliament premises wearing black clothes.
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 22, 2026
(Full video available on PTI… pic.twitter.com/kiqQiVEq9K
'Rahul Gandhi did the right thing': TMC MP Saugata Roy on protest outside PM's residence
Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy on Wednesday expressed his support for the Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi for protesting outside PM Modi's residence against police action on student protesters on July 20.
“Rahul Gandhi did the right thing; I support him”, Roy told the reporters. (PTI)
'Sedition case against Rahul should be filed': Giriraj Singh calls Congress protest outside PM's residence 'extremely irresponsible'
Union Minister Giriraj Singh, speaking to reporters on Wednesday, criticised the Congress protests outside PM Modi's residence on Tuesday, calling it to reflect a "very dangerous intention," and "extremely irresponsible."
Singh said, “By holding a constitutional office, he (Rahul Gandhi) has torn apart the dignity of the Constitution through his actions. His conduct reflects a very dangerous intention. He wants to create unrest in India by copying what has happened in other countries. Holding a protest near the Prime Minister's residence was extremely irresponsible."
He also suggested a sedition case to be filed against Gandhi. He said, "If any untoward incident had taken place, or if someone had thrown any incendiary object from there, the consequences could have been serious. As far as Rahul Gandhi is concerned, I believe that, given the nature of what happened, a case of sedition should be filed against him.” (PTI)
'System built of architecture of fear has collapsed': RJD MP Manoj Jha
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Jha spoke to reporters outside the Parliament on Wednesday called the use of police force on students protesting on July 20 over NEET paper leak as "brutal suppression."
Jha expressed: “Are the students asking Prime Minister Narendra Modi for an account of his personal property? They have genuine demands. Have you ever seen such visuals of brutal suppression? They fail to understand that the entire system they built on an architecture of fear has collapsed. The ground beneath their feet has slipped away. Every section of society is distressed.” (PTI)
'We welcome the move by Congress, Rahul Gandhi': CPI MP John Brittas
CPI MP John Brittas, commenting on the Opposition's protest on Tuesday, welcomed Congress party and the Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi as they joined the protest to demand the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, and the police's use of lathicharge and teargas on protesters over the last 2 days.
"We have been protesting for the past several weeks. Our party has been deeply involved in and associated with this protest. We are glad that the Congress party, under Rahul Gandhi, has also joined the protest. It is not new that political parties are taking part in it. We have been associated with this protest from the beginning, and now that the principal Opposition party has joined us, we welcome the move by the Congress party and Rahul Gandhi," Brittas told PTI.
'Black is the colour of protest, of grief': SP chief Akhilesh Yadav
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav wears black to the Parliament to assert the Opposition's demand for the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
Speaking to news agency PTI, Yadav said, "What pressure is on the government that they are unable to remove the minister?...We have come wearing black clothes. Black is the colour of protest; it is also the colour of grief." (PTI)
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra condemns violence on journalists, asks them to be 'truthful'
Commenting on the alleged attack on journalists on July 20 during the protest led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, said, “We are against violence. We always have been. This is the ideology of our party, and it is the ideology of our nation…"
"I have also heard the protesters and students say that they are not going to resort to violence. So, if police personnel, journalists, or students have been injured, it is unfortunate. But please be truthful when you present these events to the public," she added. (PTI)
'What happened to us is irrelevant': Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Oppn leaders' detention
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, addressing the reporters outside the Parliament, expressed that what happened to the party and other Opposition leaders while they protested out Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence on Tuesday as "irrelevant."
Speaking to PTI, Vadra said, “Do you think our democracy is being protected? What happened to us is irrelevant. We are standing with the students and raising their voice. What happened to the students, was it right or wrong? They are all young students. They are protesting, and this is not just any protest. It is a genuine issue, a genuine problem. Every parent in this country knows it. Every student in this country knows it. Every teacher in this country knows it. Everyone knows this is a genuine issue. The students are only asking for their rights…"
She further said, "These students study with immense dedication and struggle to build a future for themselves. You are destroying that future. The entire education budget for the youth of this country is Rs 1.4 lakh crore. But you are writing off loans worth Rs 16 lakh crore for Adani ji and Ambani ji. The farmers get nothing, the poor get nothing, and the students get nothing.” (PTI)
Rajya Sabha adjourned till 12 pm
The Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 12 pm on Wednesday amid Opposition uproar over alleged NEET-UG paper leak and the police’s lathicharge and use of tear gas shells against students protesting the issue on July 20.
Lok Sabha adjourned till 12 pm
The Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 12 pm on Wednesday amid Opposition uproar over alleged NEET-UG paper leak and the police’s lathicharge and use of tear gas shells against students protesting the issue on July 20.
A day earlier, Leader of the Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, Congress leader and MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav were detained as they rallied behind protesters at Jantar Mantar. They were released later.
Lok Sabha proceedings begin amid Opposition uproar
The Lok Sabha proceedings began on Wednesday at 11 am amid Opposition uproar.
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