Parliament monsoon session LIVE updates: Parliament is set for a tense close to the Monsoon Session on Thursday, with the government and Opposition still locked in a standoff over student protests and the demand for accountability over police action. The session is scheduled to conclude today. Despite efforts to break the deadlock on the penultimate day, repeated disruptions have kept the two sides at odds. The standoff came into sharper focus on Wednesday when Union home minister Amit Shah offered to hold a discussion on the student protests and police action....
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government is ready for discussions. The House should be allowed to run, the Opposition should submit a letter to the speaker by 2pm today. We are ready to start discussion at 3pm today,” Shah said in a rare media interaction outside Parliament.
Shah also wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla conveying the government's readiness to participate in the discussion. The Opposition, however, rejected the proposal.
Rahul Gandhi calls it ‘last-minute attempt’
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi described Shah's offer as a “last-minute attempt” and said the Opposition was not interested in listening to a lecture from the home minister.
The disagreement has centred on the Opposition's demand for statements from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Shah over police action against students protesting the NEET paper leak. The Opposition has alleged that students faced pellet guns, lathi charges and tear gas during protests at Jantar Mantar.
The government has maintained that it is willing to discuss the issue, but differences over the scope and format of the debate have repeatedly led to disruptions.
FCRA bill sent to JPC
Amid the continuing standoff, the Lok Sabha on Wednesday moved the controversial Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill to a 31-member joint parliamentary committee.
The panel will have 21 members from the Lok Sabha and 10 from the Rajya Sabha, with a BJP member expected to head it.
The bill, which was introduced in the previous session but held back, has faced opposition from several political parties, church delegations and chief ministers of three Christian-majority states. Critics have raised concerns over its proposed changes to India's foreign contribution law.
Minister of state for home affairs Nityanand Rai moved the resolution to constitute the JPC. The Opposition said it would participate in the committee but continue to oppose the legislation.
‘RSS getting foreign donations,’ says Venugopal
“Even in the JPC, we will continue to strongly oppose this bill and will not allow these unconstitutional and coercive provisions to become law,” Congress general secretary KC Venugopal said.
“On one side, the RSS is getting donations from foreign countries, while on the other side, the government is trying to target minorities and NGOs. The government should withdraw this bill,” he added.
Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju defended the decision to refer the bill to the JPC, pointing out that the Opposition had itself been seeking such a move.
“Yet, even when we are referring such an important bill (to a panel), these people have objections. If KC Venugopal or a member of any other party finds anything objectionable in this bill, or if there is any point they wish to oppose, they can present their views in the JPC. The JPC will have sufficient time; hearings will be held, and other people will also be invited to participate. Instead of being pleased about this, they are speaking against it.”
Rijiju also rejected suggestions that the government had been pressured into referring the bill to a parliamentary panel, saying the move was intended to facilitate a detailed examination of the legislation.
What lies ahead on the final day
With only hours left before the session ends, the key question is whether the government and Opposition can find common ground to allow Parliament to function on its final day.
The student protests have remained one of the biggest flashpoints of the session. The Opposition has repeatedly sought accountability over alleged police action against students protesting the NEET paper leak, while the government has maintained that it is ready for a discussion.
The two sides, however, remain divided over the terms of that discussion.
The Lok Sabha also passed the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, on Wednesday. The legislation seeks to facilitate mineral exploration, particularly of critical and strategic minerals, and gives mining lease holders greater flexibility to seek the inclusion of additional minerals in existing leases.
Parliament monsoon session LIVE: Amit Shah has 'exposed' Rahul Gandhi, says Giriraj Singh
Parliament monsoon session LIVE: Union minister Giriraj Singh hit out at Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of avoiding a discussion on the student protests and challenging his conduct in Parliament.
Singh said Gandhi had “no guts to discuss NEET” and claimed that a debate on the pellet gun issue would also bring up the NEET controversy and similar issues in states including Punjab, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh and Jharkhand.
He defended home minister Amit Shah, saying Shah had “exposed” Gandhi by offering to hold a discussion. Singh also cited the abrogation of Article 370 and 35A and the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) as examples of Shah's work.
Targeting Gandhi, Singh further said, “Rahul Gandhi is the name of a man who is like an unruly child in a village. Look at his expressions and words," reported news agency ANI.
He added, “A parliamentary system has some decorum. Will you make comparisons with Amit Shah?”
Singh also accused Gandhi of acting like a “hit-and-run” politician and alleged that Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge was indulging in “chamchagiri” of Gandhi.
“You act like a hit-and-run. Amit Shah has exposed. He (Lok Sabha LoP) has no guts to discuss NEET,” Singh said.
Parliament monsoon session LIVE updates: Rahul Gandhi rejects Shah’s offer, says ‘he should resign’
Parliament monsoon session LIVE updates: Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday rejected Union home minister Amit Shah’s offer for a discussion on the student protests, saying the Opposition was seeking answers rather than a “lecture”. Gandhi called Shah’s proposal a “last-minute” attempt and questioned who ordered the alleged police action against protesting students.
