Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha proceedings were repeatedly adjourned on Tuesday till the session for the day was called off as Opposition members protested over the alleged NEET paper leak and Ram temple donation theft issues. “The House stands adjourned to meet at 11 am on Tuesday, July 21,” deputy chairman Harivansh said after his repeated requests to respect the norms of the House went in vain.
On the opening day of the monsoon session of Parliament on Monday, the Upper House witnessed six adjournments during the morning proceedings. The House was first adjourned soon after the laying of papers, followed by oath-taking by newly-elected members and obituary references.
After the papers were tabled, Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge rose to speak on the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak, saying the issue concerned the future of lakhs of students. “The government is trying to beat them down and suppress the issue," Kharge said, as Opposition members shouted “shame, shame”.
Amid the uproar, Rajya Sabha chairman C P Radhakrishnan adjourned the House till noon. The proceedings were adjourned for the second time till 12.30 pm. The House was adjourned further till 12.50 pm and then again till 2 pm.
When the House met at 12.50 pm, Opposition members continued raising slogans in favour of protesting students and the subsequent police action against them. They were also raising slogans against donation theft at Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.
As sloganeering continued, Radhakrishnan adjourned the House till 2 pm. As the House reassembled, the deputy chairman informed the members about the decision of the Business Advisory Committee, which, in its meeting held on Monday, allotted time for government legislative businesses. As the Opposition members continued to raise slogans, Harivansh urged them to maintain decorum. When the House met at 2:30 pm, he urged them to go back to their seats and allow the House to run. When the Opposition ignored his appeal, Harivansh adjourned the House for the day.
The Lower House proceedings were, too, adjourned for the day at around 3 pm after the House reassembled six times following disruptions. It was earlier adjourned at 2.30 pm as Opposition MPs continued their protest despite presiding officer Jagdambika Pal appealing to them to allow the House to take up matters of public importance under Rule 377 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha.
Earlier, at 2 pm, Pal said there was adequate quorum to conduct business, but some Opposition MPs alleged they were being prevented from entering the House. As soon as the House met at 11 am, Opposition members started raising slogans, forcing Speaker Om Birla to adjourn the proceedings till 12 noon as the Question Hour was being taken up. Birla objected to two members raising slogans when obituary references were read out on the demise of six former MPs, saying it was not a good precedent.
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