Parliament monsoon session LIVE: Oppn targets Shah in house over ‘pellet gun use’ during CJP protest, seeks answers

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: Proceedings in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha commenced on Monday as Parliament reconvened for another day of the Monsoon Session.

The day is expected to witness heated exchanges, with the Opposition seeking to raise the issue of the police action against students and pressing for a statement from Union home minister Amit Shah before key legislative business is taken up.

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: The Opposition has decided to stall proceedings in both Houses of Parliament on Monday, demanding accountability from Union home minister Amit Shah over the alleged use of pellet guns and violence against students during the recent protests.

Opposition parties are expected to press for a statement from Shah on the police action, maintaining that the issue must be addressed before normal legislative business resumes.

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: BJP MP Lahar Singh Siroya on Monday said no action should be taken against students, but maintained that action against “anti-social elements” involved in the protests was necessary.

He also backed the proposed Public Examinations (Amendment) Bill, saying, “See, there should definitely be no action against the students, but it was required against the anti-social elements who were there. Strict steps are being taken to ensure robust system… We need to be aware as well, it should be the responsibility of everyone… Law will be made, but it should be implemented by all of us,” Siroya said.

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday questioned the reported filing of FIRs against students in Bihar and Bengal.

“I have heard that FIRs are still being filed against students in Bihar and Bengal. I have heard this, but it is not yet verified. So, what is the use then?” Priyanka Gandhi said while talking to reporters in Parliament.

The statement comes as the Opposition continued to demand an apology from the Prime Minister and a statement from Union home minister Amit Shah over the police action during the protests.

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday said the Opposition remained united on its strategy in Parliament, adding that leaders of the INDIA bloc would meet and communicate their collective decision.

Speaking on the Opposition’s demands and the proposed Public Examinations (Amendment) Bill, Yadav said, “The opposition is united. Leaders of the INDIA alliance will hold a meeting, and the decision taken there will be conveyed to you. This is a major struggle concerning university education and examinations. Ever since the BJP came to power, it has ruined the education system. It has tried to place its own people in educational institutions, including those who are unqualified and unregistered. I once again congratulate the youth for their morale and awareness. This government cannot suppress their consciousness.”

Sansad TV on Monday shared the updated list of legislative and official business scheduled to be taken up in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha during the day’s proceedings in Parliament.

The agenda outlines the bills, papers and other parliamentary business listed for consideration in the two Houses as the Monsoon Session continues with its second week.

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: CPI(M) MP John Brittas on Monday questioned the Centre’s decision to set up a high-powered task force on examination reforms under the leadership of Nandan Nilekani, asking why the recommendations of the earlier Radhakrishnan committee had not been implemented.

“I’m glad that the PM appreciates Nandan Nilekani. In fact, the PM had laughed at him when he was put in charge of the Aadhaar project… I really want to ask the government what has happened to the Radhakrishnan committee, which was appointed clearly two years before. That committee submitted a report with 184 pages. The government has been sitting on it… This is how they want to sidestep the issue and not address the real concern of the students. I feel that it’s not the committees but a lack of willpower and a transparent system that is lacking in our country,” ANI quoted Brittas as saying.

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi arrived in Parliament on Monday to attend a meeting of Opposition leaders as the deadlock over key issues, including the police action on students, continues during the Monsoon Session.

The meeting comes amid the Opposition’s demand for a statement from Union home minister Amit Shah and an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi before discussions resume in the House.

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: Trinamool Congress MP Sagarika Ghose on Monday termed the reported use of pellet guns during the Jantar Mantar protest a “very serious and significant matter”.

“Unarmed students were holding a peaceful protest, yet pellet guns were used against them. Even the RAF chief has confirmed that pellet guns were used,” Ghose said.

She added, “We want to ask how pellet guns could be used against citizens exercising their democratic right to protest peacefully. Every citizen has the right to hold a peaceful protest, and the use of pellet guns against them raises serious questions”.

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: Congress MP Naseer Hussain on Monday said the Opposition was ready for a discussion in Parliament but insisted that it should be preceded by a statement from Union home minister Amit Shah on the police action against students and an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

“We are ready for discussion, we are not running away from it. It is the demand of the Opposition to have discussion. Our demands include a statement of Amit Shah on police action on the students, then discussion will happen. The other is apology from the PM,” news agency PTI quoted Hussain as saying.

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: BJP MP Shashank Mani Tripathi backed the proposed legislation, saying it was aimed at securing the future of students and strengthening the examination system.

“This is a meaningful proposal, and we recognise the nationwide curiosity regarding how we can secure the future of our children and students under this bill; at the same time, I believe the entire country has witnessed that we truly protect our students,” Tripathi told ANI.

Targeting the Opposition, the BJP MP said he “condemn[s] the tears being shed by the opposition” and claimed its record on examination reforms would be exposed during the debate in the House.

Tripathi also accused Opposition parties of trying to politicise the issue.

“We should not frame this in terms of ‘mine versus yours’—that is precisely the problem with the opposition. The opposition now sees that their voice is not gaining traction in the House and that many MPs are breaking away from their fold; unsettled by this, they have resorted to such divisive rhetoric,” he said.

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: BJP MP Ashok Kumar Mittal said, “A new bill is being introduced to curb copying, cheating, and paper leaks, and to impose stringent penalties on the organised gangs that engage in such activities and jeopardise students’ futures.”

He said the Bill proposes stringent punishment, including a 10-year prison term and a fine of ₹10 crore, to create a strong deterrent against those involved in exam-related fraud.

“I would like to thank the PM for personally stepping forward to discuss the issue of paper leaks with students and engaging in a direct dialogue with them,” he added.

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: As the Lok Sabha prepares to take up the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, Congress MP Pramod Tiwari questioned the government’s intent, saying, “The question is not about law as the law already existed. It is not about the task committee; it is a matter of intention.”

While talking to news agency ANI, he said, “They got private companies and people linked to coaching institutes to set the papers. So, the guilty are sitting right here, yet the investigation is being conducted elsewhere,” Tiwari said.

“All these decisions were made by Dharmendra Pradhan. The SIT should question him first,” Tiwari added.

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: Congress MP Dr Syed Naseer Hussain has moved a notice under Rule 267 in the Rajya Sabha, seeking suspension of the day’s listed business to allow an immediate discussion on the police action against students protesting in Delhi on July 20.

In the notice, Hussain sought a debate on “the alleged excessive use of force against peacefully protesting students in Delhi on 20 July 2026, the reported use of pellet guns and tear gas, the assault on women students.”

He also called upon Union home minister Amit Shah to make “a comprehensive statement fixing responsibility and explaining the authorisation of police action,” while urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to assure the House that “the constitutional right to peaceful protest will be protected.”

The Congress MP said the matter required urgent consideration by the Rajya Sabha, citing the seriousness of the allegations.

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: With former education minister Dharmendra Pradhan out of the union cabinet and the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) calling off its agitation, the Congress-led Opposition is now turning its attention to Union home minister Amit Shah as the Monsoon Session of Parliament resumes today.

Parliament has witnessed repeated disruptions since the session began on July 20 – the same day the CJP’s ‘Sansad Chalo’ march near Parliament was met with police action.

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi had signalled the Opposition’s next line of attack soon after Pradhan’s resignation on Saturday.

“Someone’s hand was broken, someone’s leg, someone’s rib. Pellet guns-like deadly weapons were used, and many were injured so severely that they became critical. These are all directly the responsibility of home minister Amit Shah,” Gandhi said.

On Sunday, Gandhi also wrote to Shah, asking whether he had personally authorised the use of pellet guns and other force against students protesting over the alleged NEET paper leak. Read More

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: Congress MP KC Venugopal has submitted an adjournment motion notice in the Lok Sabha, seeking a discussion on what he described as “the brutal, unprovoked, and disproportionate use of force by the Delhi Police against students protesting peacefully at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi.”

The notice seeks to suspend the day’s scheduled business to take up the issue of the police action against the student protesters.

The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 is set to be introduced in the Lok Sabha today, with minister of state for personnel, public grievances and pensions Dr Jitendra Singh slated to table the legislation.

Several MPs from across party lines are expected to participate in the discussion on the Bill, including Bansuri Swaraj and Tejasvi Surya (BJP), Sharmila Sarkar and Mitali Bagh (TMC), Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu (TDP), Dr. Shrikant Shinde (Shiv Sena), Sunil Tatkare (NCP), Anupriya Patel (Apna Dal), and Arun Bharti (LJP-Ram Vilas), reported ANI.

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: CPI MP P Sandosh Kumar has submitted a Suspension of Business notice under Rule 267 in the Rajya Sabha, seeking a discussion on “the constitution of an Independent Judicial Commission to inquire into the brutal police action against the students who protested against the NEET exam irregularities and the circumstances leading to the nationwide student agitation, including the total failure of the examination system.”