Monsoon Session 2026 LIVE: Lok Sabha Adjourned for the Day, Centre Tables Anti-Cheating Bill in Rajya Sabha

Monsoon Session 2026: Lok Sabha Adjourned for the Day. 

Monsoon Session LIVE: A high-level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Modi is ongoing in Parliament as the Rajya Sabha discusses the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, amidst government-opposition tensions over police actions against student protesters.
 

Monsoon Session LIVE: Dr Jitendra Singh presented the anti-paper leak bill in Rajya Sabha, listing past leak incidents amid Opposition protests. He said 52 FIRs have been registered since the 2024 law, and suicides linked to paper leaks have declined. The bill was passed in Lok Sabha on Wednesday via a voice vote.

Monsoon Session LIVE: The Lok Sabha was adjourned till 3 p.m. amid continuous protest from Opposition.  

Monsoon Session LIVE: The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 taken up for consideration and passing in Rajya Sabha.
 

Monsoon Session LIVE: Both houses resume proceedings. 

Monsoon Session LIVE: Proceedings in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha were adjourned till 2 p.m. on Thursday, just minutes after the day's session began. 

Monsoon Session LIVE: A crucial high-stakes meeting is currently underway at Parliament House, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The gathering brings together key members of the Union Council of Ministers including Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, BJP President and Health Minister JP Nadda, and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. 

Monsoon Session LIVE: Union Minister JP Nadda accused the Opposition of intentionally disrupting Parliament and claimed the Modi government was ready to discuss all issues. He stated the Opposition's focus has been on obstructing the Rajya Sabha's functioning since the Monsoon Session began, lacking substantive matters and habitually shifting the goalposts instead of facilitating discussions.
 

Monsoon Session LIVE: Proceedings start in both houses of Parliament.
 

Monsoon Session LIVE: Leaders of the INDIA bloc will meet on Wednesday at 10 am in Parliament, led by Rajya Sabha Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge, to strategize for the Monsoon Session. The meeting aims to finalize floor coordination as Opposition MPs submit notices to suspend regular business to discuss electoral reforms, the Cauvery water dispute, and financial irregularities.
 

Monsoon Session LIVE: Opposition members in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha submitted notices to suspend regular business for discussions on various issues, including electoral reforms and inter-state water disputes, with Congress MP Manish Tewari seeking an Anti-Defection Law overhaul.
 

Monsoon Session LIVE: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will present the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2026, in Lok Sabha, while Minister Jitendra Singh will push for the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026.
 

Monsoon Session LIVE: Floor leaders of opposition parties will meet on Tuesday at 10:00 AM in Mallikarjun Kharge's office to devise a unified strategy for Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. The meeting aims to address ongoing deadlocks over the NEET paper leak controversy and demands for discussions on police actions against student protests.
 

Monsoon Session LIVE: Congress MP Manickam Tagore submitted an Adjournment Motion notice in Lok Sabha for urgent discussion on the Union Government's stance on the Cauvery River construction, emphasizing Tamil Nadu's legal rights and farmers' interests amid the Mekedatu project.
 

Monsoon Session LIVE: The NDA Parliamentary Party will hold its weekly 'Mangal Milan' meeting on Monday at 9:30 AM in the GMC Balayogi Auditorium, New Delhi. The Nationalist Citizens Party of India will attend for the first time, supporting the ruling coalition after recent political developments.
 

Monsoon Session LIVE: DMK MP Tiruchi Siva submitted a Suspension of Business Notice in Rajya Sabha, urging discussion on abolishing NEET, citing its role in youth suicides, ruined careers, and shattered dreams of rural students aspiring to be doctors. He called NEET "disastrous" and sought suspension of specific parliamentary rules.
 

Monsoon Session LIVE: Parliament is set for a key legislative day on Tuesday, with the Rajya Sabha is slated to witness the introduction of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026, alongside the passage of the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026.
 

Monsoon Session LIVE: Parliament will focus on the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 on Tuesday. Union Minister Jitendra Singh will present the Bill for consideration and passing in the Lok Sabha, which is the sole legislative item scheduled for the day.
 

Monsoon Session LIVE: Senior Congress leader Manish Tewari submitted an Adjournment Motion notice to the Lok Sabha, requesting the suspension of House proceedings to discuss police actions during a July 20 student march, where the RAF allegedly used pellet guns, injuring over 80 protesters.
 

Monsoon Session LIVE: The deadlock in Parliament regarding the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, is set to end, with major parties agreeing to discuss it on Tuesday. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla emphasized unity in reforming the examination system, following prior disruptions and adjournments.
 

Resignation may have ended Dharmendra Pradhan's stint as union education minister, but not his standing within the NDA. 

Returning to Parliament on Monday, just two days after stepping down over the alleged NEET paper leak controversy, the BJP MP was greeted with chants of "Dharmendra Pradhan zindabad" and a hero's welcome from party colleagues.

Public Examinations Prevention of Unfair Means Amedment Bill introduced in Lok Sabha by Union Minister Jitendra Singh amid huge protests by the Opposition.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla congratulated weightlifter Mirabai Chanu for clinching India's first gold medal at the Commonwealth Games 2026. Chanu secured the top spot in the Women's 48kg Weightlifting event. 

"Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla congratulates Mirabai Chanu on winning India's first gold medal in the Women's 48kg Weightlifting event at the Commonwealth Games 2026," the Speaker's office noted.
The Houses are scheduled to resume at 12 noon.

Both the houses were adjourned until 12:00 PM following heavy sloganeering and a massive ruckus created by opposition members.
 

Opposition parties are protesting outside Parliament as part of their continued stand on the July 20 incident and will not participate in the discussion in the House, sources said, adding that they will continue to raise their demand for accountability from the Union Home Minister over the incident.

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday alleged that the government was using "brutality" against protesting students, claiming that AK-47 bullets were fired at students in Bihar and pellet guns were used against students in Delhi, and demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi apologise to the country's students.

The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 12 noon on Monday amid uproar over the police action against students during the July 20 'Sansad Chalo' protest, with Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge accusing Union Home Minister Amit Shah of being responsible for the violence against protestors.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is expected to address the Rajya Sabha during discussions on the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which seeks to grant statutory protection to the national song, Vande Mataram.

The government is set to introduce the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 in the Lok Sabha on Monday, with the NDA deploying young MPs to spearhead an expected eight-to-10-hour discussion on the legislation aimed at tightening the law following the nationwide uproar over the NEET paper leak.

The Union Government is set to introduce 'The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026' in the Lok Sabha today, aimed at strengthening the legal framework against paper leaks and malpractices in national examinations.

In another significant legislative move, Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal will move 'The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026' for consideration and passing. 

The House will also witness the tabling of several crucial reports by the Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilisers. These include a report on the "Price Rise of medicines in the Pharmaceutical Sector impacting the lives of ordinary citizens" and a review of the "disinvestment of fertiliser PSUs."
 

Parliament Monsoon Session: Congress MPs Randeep Singh Surjewala and Vijay Kumar alias Vijay Vasanth on Monday moved notices in Parliament seeking discussions on the alleged use of excessive force against students during a protest in Delhi on July 20 over NEET-UG examination irregularities.

The Opposition moved adjournment motions in the Lok Sabha and suspension of business notices in the Rajya Sabha, demanding an urgent discussion on the alleged police action against students during the July 20 'Sansad Chalo' protest over the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak issue.

Parliament Monsoon Session LIVE: The Parliament is expected to return to its normal functioning today with resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan as Education Minister - a key demand of protesting students as well as opposition - with the government set to introduce the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, in the Lok Sabha tomorrow as part of its moves to prevent paper leaks in the future in competitive exams.

DMK MP Tiruchi Siva has given Suspension of Business Notice in Rajya Sabha under rule 267 to discuss “The plight of the students in the country aspiring to become doctors due to NEET exam, and the subsequent endless suicides of the students with regard to the same, and therefore to abolish the disastrous NEET exam.”

Parliament Monsoon Session LIVE: Venugopal's remarks come hours before the Centre is set to introduce the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, in the Lok Sabha on Monday.

"The youth and students have given a clear warning to Narendra Modi ji. That is why the government has surrendered and is now bringing the bill. Earlier, their stand was that there would be no discussion in Parliament, but now they are saying they will bring the bill. We will meet tomorrow and decide our stand. Congress is very clear. The demands raised by our leader Rahul Gandhi before the Prime Minister and the government include the demand of the entire nation and India's students. The NEET and CBSE examination issues have affected students' futures, and many children have suffered. This examination system has ruined the future of youth and students. Those responsible must answer, which is why we demanded the resignation of the concerned minister, and he resigned," he said.

Monsoon Session LIVE: Trinamool Congress (TMC) Rajya Sabha MP Sagarika Ghose on Sunday submitted a notice seeking the suspension of business of the Upper House on Monday to discuss the alleged "use of excessive force" on students protesting against irregularities in the NEET examinations.

In the notice addressed to the Rajya Sabha Secretary-General, Ghose sought suspension of the normal business of the House under Rule 267 of Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business to allow an immediate discussion on the issue, saying it is of "grave national importance."

The meeting of leaders of Opposition parties in Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha is scheduled to be held at 10 am on Monday at the Rajya Sabha LoP office in Parliament to work out the future strategy to be adopted during the ongoing Monsoon Session.