US EditionBudget Session Live: Both Houses Adjourned, Oppn Protests over India-US Trade Deal; Goyal Likely to Issue Statement
- On Feb 03, 2026, Dilip Saika named eight Opposition MPs who were suspended from the Lok Sabha for the remainder of the Budget Session.
- Under House rules, the Chair objected when Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition, sought to cite an unpublished memoir of General MM Naravane, disallowing the reference.
- Observers said the disorder included MPs tearing and throwing papers, raising slogans, and some climbing onto the General Secretary's table; suspended MPs include Gurjeet Singh Aujla, Hibi Eden, Manickam Tagore, Prashant Yadaorao Padole, Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy, Dean Kuriakose, Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, and S. Venkatesan.
- The House adopted the suspension of eight members by voice vote, proceedings are scheduled to resume on Wednesday at 11 am, while Congress members protested outside Parliament.
- Amid debate over the India‑US trade deal, Rahul Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of being 'compromised', citing the alleged Adani case in the US and the Epstein files.
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'This Is a Blot on Our Democracy': Rahul Gandhi Writes Letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Alleging Denial of Right to Speak | 🗳️ LatestLY
In a sharp escalation of the standoff between the government and the opposition, Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi wrote a strongly worded letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday, February 3, 2026. 🗳️ 'This Is a Blot on Our Democracy': Rahul Gandhi Writes Letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Alleging Denial of Right to Speak.
Rahul Gandhi writes to Lok Sabha Speaker amid row: 'Blot on democracy, attempt to prevent me from speaking'
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday wrote to Speaker Om Birla, registering his "strongest protest" over not being allowed to speak during the discussion on the President’s address. He described the development as a "blot on our democracy". The letter comes after Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the day on Tuesday following an uproar in the lower House after Gandhi read the excerpts from an unpublished memoir pen…
Lok Sabha Suspends Eight Congress MPs For Unruly Behaviour In Budget Session 2026
Eight opposition members suspended after tearing and throwing papers at the Chair amid uproar over Rahul Gandhi's attempt to cite ex-Army chief Naravane's memoir on 2020 India-China conflict
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