The first day of the summer session of Parliament began on Monday amid protests and sloganeering by the opposition in both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. The situation became heated and soon after both the Houses were adjourned.
“I believe there is no need to make noise when there are facts. If your arguments and facts are strong then you don’t need to raise your voice. I hope the debate in Parliament will be conducted on the basis of arguments and facts.
The Lok Sabha session was first adjourned till 12 noon. The session resumed at 12 noon and was adjourned again within seven minutes amid loud opposition noise. The House was adjourned till 12:30 pm as opposition members continued to protest despite repeated requests by Speaker Dilip Shaikia for smooth conduct of proceedings.
Earlier, Speaker Om Birla opened the House by paying tributes to late former MPs. After paying homage, the opposition members raised slogans demanding a discussion on the alleged irregularities in the NEET examination and transfer of donations to the Sri Ram Janmabhoomi Tirtha Kshetra Trust in Ayodhya. “Parliament is the apex forum of democracy and everyone will be given time to speak,” Birla said. After that the session was adjourned again. The Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm two minutes after the commencement of the session.
The Rajya Sabha was also adjourned till 12 noon amid the ruckus amid Congress-led protests at Jantar Mantar in the capital. After presenting the papers in the Upper House, Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge sought an opportunity to speak, saying that the NEET-UG 2026 question paper leak was related to the future of lakhs of students.
“Thousands of students reached Jantar Mantar and were caned,” said Kharg. He said, “The government is trying to suppress them and cover up the matter. At this time the members of the opposition stood up and shouted ‘shame, shame’. Speaker CP Radhakrishnan adjourned the House amid the uproar.
There are several important bills on the session agenda. The government may reintroduce the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, which proposes to increase the number of Lok Sabha seats to 850 and reserve 33 per cent for women. The bill was earlier rejected in April. The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026, to be introduced by Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal, is also one of the most important bills of the session. The bill will increase the number of supreme court judges from 33
One of the key issues of this session will be the much-discussed Foreign Grants (Control) Amendment Bill, which will provide for the creation of a dedicated authority to manage and dispose of foreign assets. In the current scenario, it remains to be seen how the rest of the Parliament’s work will proceed after the ruckus on the first day.