DMK MP Kanimozhi says the National Honour (Amendment) Bill is not secular. 

“You’re disrespecting the Tamil people by bringing this Bill,” says says. This Bill divides people across the country. DMK opposes the Bill, Ms. Kanimozhi says. 

Speaking in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, Kharge urges Union government to fill the vacant teacher posts. 

He says Union Home Minister Amit Shah should take responsibility for violence that happened in Delhi. 

Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, Mr. Kharge says there are almost 10 lakh teaching vacancies in the country. 

What is the state of the education system here, Mr. Kharge asks. 

“RSS functionaries have taken vice-chancellor posts in many educational institutions in the country,” Mr. Kharge says. 

Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge says this government only does damage control and headline management instead of preventing such incidents from happening in the first place. 

Mr. Kharge says re-exams are a burden on many poor families. Many students were not able to attend the re-exam because of recurring travel, thus putting a burden on poor students, Mr. Kharge alleges. 

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge questions the Centre over recurring paper leaks, arguing that despite investigative agencies being under its control and the BJP’s “double-engine” governments in several States, such incidents continue to occur. 

He says autonomy over institutions like CBI, NTA, ED could have prevented the current situation. 

Mallikarjun Kharge says the government ordered lathi charge against the protesting students. 

The Delhi Police, the CRPF come under the direct jurisdiction of the Union Home Minister. All these cannot have happened without the approval of the Home Ministry, Mr. Kharge alleges. 

Mallikarjun Kharge, speaking in the Rajya Sabha, demands Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s statements on police brutality in Delhi. 

“You’re sitting inside a room, without being answerable to anything, but we will bring you out,” Mr. Kharge says, saying the Home Minister cannot evade accountability.

Speaking in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, Mr. Kharge says because of the politics of the BJP, the country had to see leaks, protests and brutality by the police. 

“All of these could have been prevented if the party did not indulge in petty politics,” Mr. Kharge says. 

The government is responsible for every would inflicted on the protesters, Mr. Kharge says. 

Speaking in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge questions why a bill to prevent paper leaks wasn’t brought before. 

The Union government was busy in doing politics instead of making sure the future of the students were secure, Mr. Kharge says. 

“You brought the bill to stop the protests in Delhi. You did not bring in the bill for reforms,” Mr. Kharge alleges. 

They mandate that investigations into paper leak cases be completed within two months and empower States and Union Territories to designate Sessions Courts as special fast-track courts to conduct day-to-day trials and complete them within three months of the filing of the chargesheet.

The Bill also enhances penalties for offenders. Individuals found guilty of paper leaks or other unfair means in public examinations will face imprisonment ranging from five to 10 years and fines of up to ₹50 lakh. Organised rackets will attract a minimum sentence of seven years and fines of up to ₹10 crore. In addition, the Centre has been empowered to constitute special task forces to investigate cases whenever necessary.

Dr. Singh says the amendments reflected the government’s willingness to “learn from experience” after the implementation of the 2024 anti-paper leak law. 

So far, 52 FIRs had been registered since the original law came into force and suicides linked to paper leaks had declined, he informs the Rajya Sabha.

Union Minister Jitendra Singh speaks in the Rajya Sabha. 

Dr. Singh talks about the anti-paper leak Bill. The Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday by a voice vote.

Dr. Singh lists incidents of paper leaks happened in the country in the past. Protests erupt in the House.

Shobha Karandlaje, Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment, said that the government has increased paid maternity leave to 26 weeks for women and introduced provisions for work-from-home options.

She added that the Labour Codes prohibit gender discrimination, guarantee equal wages for equal work, and provide a grievance redressal mechanism for women workers. Furthermore, she emphasised that the Codes protect women’s right to work in any industry.

Leader of the House, J.P. Nadda said that Opposition parties are disrupting the House during the Zero Hour. He said that, “Opposition has no issues; Govt. is ready to discuss on anything.”

Opposition leaders hold protest inside Parliament premises over police action during Jantar Mantar protest.- PTI

Congress MP Manish Tewari submitted on Thursday (July 30) an Adjournment Motion in Lok Sabha to discuss “the contours of a new Anti-Defection Law that proscribes Mass Political Defections driven by opportunism and bereft of any genuine ideological or policy differences while simultaneously providing space for honest and critical dissent both inside and outside Parliament and the legislatures.”

Congress Rajya Sabha MP Randeep Singh Surjewala on Thursday (July 20, 2026) submitted a formal notice under Rule 267, seeking the suspension of listed business to discuss alleged financial irregularities, embezzlement, and donation looting linked to the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust.

In his notice addressed to the Rajya Sabha Secretary-General, Mr. Surjewala urged the Chair to set aside all pre-scheduled legislative work for an urgent, high-priority debate to establish government accountability.

The notice highlights that millions of devotees across the globe contributed thousands of crores of rupees through collective, individual, and secret donations out of deep religious faith.

“This is because the matter of theft of donations, looting of offerings, and embezzlement in the Shri Ram Temple is not only a dacoity on the faith of millions of devotees, but it is also a direct case of loot, embezzlement, and corruption committed by the members and associated employees of the Shri Ram Temple Trust constituted under the orders of the Hon’ble Supreme Court,” the notice read.

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Congress MP Manish Tewari on Thursday (July 30, 2026) submitted an Adjournment Motion Notice in the Lok Sabha, seeking a discussion on the contours of a new Anti-Defection Law.

In his notice, Mr. Tewari called for a legal framework that can prevent “mass political defections driven by opportunism” and those not based on genuine ideological or policy differences.

The Congress leader stressed the need for a balance between curbing political defections and protecting the right to “honest and critical dissent” among elected representatives inside and outside Parliament and state legislatures. He has urged the House to take up the matter for a detailed discussion, highlighting the need to revisit the existing anti-defection provisions and strengthen democratic accountability.

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An emerging consensus is taking shape within the INDIA bloc that the Opposition should continue pursuing the Ram Temple embezzlement case in Parliament. The Samajwadi Party (SP), which has been raising the matter during meetings of Opposition parties, on Wednesday (July 29, 2026) staged a protest in the Parliament House complex.

According to senior Opposition leaders, it was decided that the issue will be taken up in the Lok Sabha on Thursday (July 30 , 2026) and in the Rajya Sabha after the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, is cleared. The Opposition wants to seek a discussion on the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ayodhya Ram temple.