Parliament Monsoon Session Live: 12 Bills passed, only one discussed in Lok Sabha

The Parliament on Thursday passed the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, which seeks to restrict states' powers to levy taxes on mineral rights and mineral-bearing lands. The Lok Sabha had passed the bill on Wednesday, while the Rajya Sabha cleared it on Thursday, completing the parliamentary approval process. The bill will become a law after receiving the President's assent. Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy said the legislation does not seek to interfere with the autonomy or revenue rights of states, but aims to ensure uniform mineral rates across the country.

The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the Monsoon Session on Thursday noon. While the Lok Sabha was immediately adjourned after the proceedings resumed, the Rajya Sabha functioned for roughly an hour before adjournment.

Speaking in response to Mallikarjun Kharge's 'purification' remarks, J P Nadda said in the Rajya Sabha, "This is a very sad incident, not just for the Congress but for all of us. The BJP does not subscribe to such activities. We will investigate it, and I condemn this incident."

VIDEO | Delhi: "This is a very sad incident, not just for the Congress but for all of us. The BJP does not subscribe to such activities. We will investigate it, and I condemn this incident," says Union Minister JP Nadda in the Rajya Sabha, responding to Congress president… pic.twitter.com/OG4042wSUi

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Opposition parties on Thursday boycotted the customary tea at Speaker Om Birla’s chamber shortly after the Lower House adjourned for the Monsoon Session. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju had invited Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, senior Congress leaders Priyanka Vadra and K C Venugopal for tea. Rahul Gandhi told the Union Minister that it was not possible for the Opposition to attend it as the Home Minister did not pay heed to the Opposition's demand for coming to the House and making a statement, sources told The Indian Express.

While speaking on the Opposition's protest, BJP MP Kangana Ranaut said, "It is highly objectionable. They have completely disrupted the atmosphere here. The situation is deteriorating day by day. On the one hand, Rahul Gandhi asks questions of the Home Ministry, yet he says they won't let the Home Ministry speak. What kind of behavior is this? They demand a discussion, but when offered one, he claims he doesn't want an answer... This implies he has no real issues. The opposition lacks any substantive issues. Having run out of issues regarding development, national progress, the economy, or defense, he is simply throwing tantrums here."

Speaking on the ongoing Monsoon Session of the Parliament, Samajwadi Party MP Ramgopal Yadav, said, "The government’s stubbornness has resulted in several Bills being forcibly passed during the entire session. Ideally, no Bill should be passed in the manner in which these Bills have been pushed through. There are rules and conventions governing such legislation... Those in power should never allow their ego or stubbornness to come in the way of the Opposition’s legitimate demands."

The SP MP, while speaking on Amit Shah's remarks, said, "The Home Minister said he is ready to make a statement. We have also been told to submit our questions in writing to the Speaker, and that they will be answered. You know that this has never been the convention. The established practice has always been that the Minister makes a statement, and MPs from all parties who want clarifications ask their questions within the stipulated time. That is how Parliament functions. The Opposition simply cannot accept this, no matter how often the ruling party claims that the Opposition is running away. If you keep breaking parliamentary traditions and conventions every day, why should we become a party to it?"

The Parliament is set to convene for the last day of the Monsoon Session on Thursday. The ongoing session witnessed widespread disruptions amid Opposition calling for discussion on several issues including police excesses during Jantar Mantar protest and Ayodhya donation row. The Opposition also demanded Home Minister Amit Shah's statement on the police excesses during CJP protest at Jantar Mantar last month.