Parliament Budget Session Highlights| PM will always speak in India's interest: FM reacts to Rahul's claims

Parliament Budget Session Updates | Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi to address House

Parliament Budget Session Updates | High drama in Parliament

The Opposition on Tuesday issued a notice to move motion seeking to remove Speaker Om Birla, accusing him of not allowing Rahul Gandhi and other Opposition leaders to speak. They also cited the suspension of eight MPs.

Parliament Budget Session Updates | Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha to continue debate on Union Budget 2026

Parliament Budget Session Updates | BJP MP Kiren Rijiju claims Congress MPs abused Speaker Om Birla

"At least 20-25 Congress MPs entered the Lok Sabha Speaker's chamber and abused him. I was also there. The Speaker is a very soft person, otherwise strict actions would have been taken. Senior Congress leaders, including Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and KC Venugopa were also present inside, and they were encouraging them to fight," Kiren Rijiju said.

Parliament Budget Session Updates | Kiren Rijiju claims Rahul Gandhi said he needs no permission from anyone to speak

The Speaker is very hurt. I have even spoken to the Speaker. They (Congress MPs) went to the Speaker's chamber and abused him, said bad things. Then the Speaker gave a ruling, which was not followed and then Rahul Gandhi said that he does not need anyone's permission to speak. He will speak as per his wish, without any rules... Unless permission is given by the Chair, members cannot speak in the House. Even the Prime Minister will speak only with the permission of the Chair. Everyone speaks only with permission," Rijiju said.

Parliament Budget Session Updates | Kiren Rijiju says he cannot understand what world Rahul Gandhi lives in

"I cannot teach lessons to Rahul Gandhi ji. I can't understand what world he lives in. What ideology drives his actions? Senior members of Congress should explain to him that Parliament cannot function like this. Don't behave like children here. Our country is huge, and security is a significant issue. It's not right to use our security as a political weapon and undermine anyone's dignity," Rijiju said.

Parliament Budget Session Updates | Congress MP Jyothimani says they were peacefully waiting for PM Modi to address their protest

Parliament Budget Session Updates | BJP MP Kangana Ranaut says situation in Parliament is tense

"The atmosphere is very unpleasant and poisonous. The situation is tense, and there is a lot of shouting. It reminds me of school days because everyone is yelling. There is a lot of bitterness right now," Ranaut said.

Parliament Budget Session Updates | BJP MP Ravi Kishan says the same opposition leaders mocked former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar

"These (Opposition) are the same people who mocked Jagdeep Dhankhar. These people are now mocking democracy. Their only pain is why BJP is winning, why they can't defeat Prime Minister Modi, how the country is becoming so economically strong, the elections in Kerala and West Bengal seem difficult for them, they've already lost in Uttar Pradesh, so this is just their point of agony and frustration," Kishan said.

Parliament Budget Session Updates | BJP MP Nishikant Dubey says opposition does not no anything

"If you throw a stone into mud, the mud will splash back on you. These (Speaking about the Opposition) are all low-level people; they don’t know anything," Dubey said.

Parliament Budget Session Updates | BJP MP Basavaraj Bommai says Congress has become desperate, losing election after election

"Congress party and Congress MPs have become desperate, losing after election after election, they become desperate, and their leaders become desperate, so they are behaving like urban nexalites in the Parliament. Standing on the bench, attacking the speaker, it has gone beyond the limits, and the women MPs also came up to the seat of the Prime Minister and tried to block his arrival. It has never happened in the history of parliament," Bommai said.

Parliament Budget Session Updates | Rahul Gandhi begins address in Lok Sabha

Parliament Budget Session Updates | I liked two points in the Economic Survey, says Rahul Gandhi

He said the US is being challenged by Russia and China, adding that energy is being used as power.

Parliament Budget Session Updates | NSA Ajit Doval shockingly said era of war is over, and moving into a world of instability, says Rahul Gandhi

Parliament Budget Session Updates | Rahul Gandhi highlights consequences of AI

Idea of becoming software engineer will be challenged. Lot of Indians are software engineers, says Rahul Gandhi.

Parliament Budget Session Updates | People arethe strength of our country, says Rahul Gandhi

The LoP says Indians can challenge anybody and are dynamic.

Parliament Budget Session Updates | Rahul Gandhi says petrol for AI is data

He says "if you have AI and not data, you have nothing". He adds that Indian pool of data and Chinese pool of data are the biggest on the plant.

Parliament Budget Session Updates | Our second greatest strength is food, says Rahul Gandhi

He says farmers and labourers are our strengths.

Parliament Budget Session Updates | Our energy system is another strength, says Rahul Gandhi

Parliament Budget Session Updates | Rahul Gandhi says these three strengths are identified by the budget

However, he says it is not addressed in the Budget, adding that it is like any other Budget.

Parliament Budget Session Updates | Rahul rakes up India-US trade deal, says Trump must talks to us as equals

Parliament Budget Session Updates | Rahul Gandhi says tariffs earlier were 3 per cent on an average, now it is 18 per cent

He says tariffs on US came down from 16 per cent to almost zero.

Parliament Budget Session Updates | US is deciding on where to buy oil from, not the Prime Minister, says Rahul Gandhi

Parliament Budget Session Updates | For the first time in history, our farmers are facing a storm

"You opened the door for thousands of acres of American farms," says Rahul Gandhi, adding that it is a disgrace.

Parliament Budget Session Updates | Finance trade is weaponised, says Rahul Gandhi

"You yourself say energy and trade is being weaponised but you are having it done to you," says Rahul Gandhi.

Parliament Budget Session Updates | Kiren Rijiju interrupts Rahul Gandhi

Parliament Budget Session Updates | "You have sold India," says Rahul Gandhi

Gandhi says PM would not be scared unless there is a choke but the US has a choke on him.

Parliament Budget Session Updates | No shame of selling India: Rahul on trade deal with US

Parliament Budget Session Updates | The case in the US is targeted at the PM and not Adani, says Rahul Gandhi

Parliament Budget Session Updates | 'I don't think any PM including Modi will sign such a a deal with US, unless there is some chokehold on them': Rahul Gandhi

Parliament Budget Session Updates | 'This is a complete surrender. PM has surrendered future of 1.5 billion Indians for BJP's financial architecture': Rahul Gandhi on India-US deal

Parliament Budget Session Updates | Kiren Rijiju lashes out at Rahul Gandhi

Rijiju says no one can buy or sell India, on Gandhi accusing PM of selling India.

Parliament Budget Session Updates | Anurag Thakur begins his speech after brief disruption following Rahul Gandhi's speech

Parliament Budget Session Updates | Congress budgets used to be political manifesto, BJP's budgets are for development, says Anurag Thakur

Parliament Budget Session Updates | This budget a booster dose for Viksit Bharat, says Anurag Thakur

Parliament Budget Session Updates | Kren Rijiju says Rahul Gandhi said nothing new in his address

Parliament Budget Session Updates | Kiren Rijiju says BJP will challenge Rahul Gandhi's claims

"He has made a serious allegation against Minister Hardeep Singh Puri without giving any notice. It is a serious breach of privilege. We will file the necessary notice with the Speaker. LoP did not make any useful substantive contribution to the Budget Discussion. He was only making wild allegations. I told him to be present in the House when the Finance Minister replies to the Budget at 5 PM today. After his speech, he immediately went out of the House. The rule is that once a members makes his speech, he cannot leave the House immediately after his speech is over," Rijiju said.

Parliament Budget Session Updates | Rijiju says BJP to file privilege notice against Rahul Gandhi

Parliament Budget Session Updates | Rajiju ups attack on Rahul Gandhi

Parliament Budget Session Updates | VCK MP Thirumaavalavan alleges Centre is stalling Tamil Nadu’s development

VCK MP Thol Thirumaavalavan accused the Centre of cutting Tamil Nadu’s funds and stalling major projects.

He said states had sought 50% of tax devolution, but it was kept at 41%, under which Tamil Nadu would get 4%. “Even that has been cut by Rs 1,200 crore,” he said.

Thirumaavalavan claimed that the Coimbatore and Madurai metro projects and the Hosur airport project have been put on hold, calling it “regrettable” and questioning whether the Centre wants the state to develop.

He also accused the BJP of favouring Bihar ahead of elections. “Several projects were announced there. Tamil Nadu is also heading to polls, but since BJP won’t form the government here, the state has been ignored,” he said.

Parliament Budget Session Updates | Who are you? Are you our 'Mai-Baap'??: AIMIM chief Owaisi

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi hits out at Trump's tarriff threats and expresses that India needs to be free of 'gori chamdi wale's' (a white skinned man) commandments and operate suiting its own convenience. Targeting the India-US trade deal, Owaisi questioned Washington’s pressure on India over Russian oil purchases. “Who is Trump to tell us what oil to buy? He is threatening 25% tariffs on us. Who is the US to oversee India, a sovereign nation?” he said, adding that India had earlier stopped buying oil from Iran under US pressure. He also warned that the proposed India-EU trade deal could lead to “de-industrialisation”.

Owaisi further asked the government to ‘Launch Operation Insaaf to bring Masood Azhar back’

Owaisi urged the government to launch an “Operation Insaaf” to bring Pakistan-based terror leaders to justice. He called for a military operation similar to the US action in Venezuela to capture Masood Azhar, Hafiz Saeed and Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and bring them to India for trial.

He also asked when Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav would be brought back and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Gaza, ending his speech with a chant of “Down with Zionism”.

Parliament Budget Session Updates | Rahul's claims have elements of buffoonery: Hardeep Puri

Parliament Budget Session Updates | FM Nirmala Sitharaman talks about job creation in medical sector

In the Budget Session, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses Lok Sabha and talks about creating medical hubs in states. Any state can create their own medical hubs which in turn in will create more jobs in the sector.

Parliament Budget Session Updates | Addressing the house, Finance Minister Sitharaman explains that labour intensive sectors have been prioritsed

Parliament Budget Session Updates | FM Sitharaman says 2.7 lakh crore increase in funds, no states are denied funds

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman clarifies that no states are being denied funds no matter what the states are claiming. Taxes payable to states are not reduced. she mentioned that 41% of taxes are transferred to the states.

Parliament Budget Session Updates | ‘We will work with states to build mega entrepreneurship hubs’: Sitharaman

Speaking in the Lok Sabha, she said skilling should be integrated into education instead of students having to look for training after graduating. “When they come out, students should be able to say they can become entrepreneurs,” she said.

Sitharaman added that these mega education and entrepreneurship hubs could be set up near industrial clusters in any state, and the Centre was willing to work with states to build such “mammoth” institutions.

Parliament Budget Session Updates | Centre extends more support to growth-ready MSMEs: Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the government has further expanded support for medium-sized industries that are ready to scale up and compete globally.

She said that in last year’s Budget, the definition of MSMEs was widened so that firms crossing certain turnover limits would still retain MSME status and continue to get benefits. “In this Budget, we have taken that a step further,” she said.

Sitharaman added that medium-sized firms with the potential to grow, export and become sector leaders will now get additional support under the new measures announced.

Parliament Budget Session Updates | FM emphasizes India’s leadership in bio-pharma, semiconductors, and carbon capture, highlights infra development, including waterways

Parliament Budget Session Updates | Gross tax receipts pegged at Rs 44.04 lakh crore for 2026–27: FM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the government has estimated gross tax receipts at Rs 44.04 lakh crore for 2026–27, about 8% higher than the revised estimates for 2025–26, marking an increase of Rs 3.26 lakh crore.

Speaking in the Lok Sabha, she said total expenditure for 2026–27 is projected at Rs 53.47 lakh crore, significantly higher than the expected tax collections.

Capital expenditure has been pegged at Rs 12.22 lakh crore, which is 3.1% of GDP and 11.5% higher than the revised estimate for the previous financial year.

Parliament Budget Session Updates | Funds allocated to train tourist guides: FM

Parliament Budget Session Updates | Animal husbandry to be prioritised across rural India: Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the government will focus on strengthening animal husbandry and fisheries across rural India by ensuring that every district has basic veterinary infrastructure.

niUParliament Budget Session Updates | Budget gives states growth opportunities and skills for youth: Sitharaman

Nirmala Sitharaman said the Union Budget creates opportunities for states to grow across multiple sectors while also equipping young people with the skills needed to take advantage of those opportunities.

Replying to the Budget discussion in the Lok Sabha, she said several announcements in the Budget are designed to help states expand in different areas and ensure that youth are trained to enter these sectors.

Parliament Budget Session Updates | Centre has transferred full 41% tax share to states, says Sitharaman

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Lok Sabha says, "The resources transferred to the states, often we are accused of not really transferring the 41% which the Finance Commission has recommended, that the Government of India should give 41% of devolvable tax to the states. I will assure this House, through you Madam, 41% it is that we have transferred to the states. We have not reduced any state's transfer of devolvable tax which has to go. Total resources to be transferred to the states, including the devolution of states' share in taxes and releases that are made under the centrally sponsored scheme in 26–27, the coming year, is estimated to be at Rs 25.44 lakh crores. This much money will go to the states this year, next year. This entails an increase of 2.70 lakh crores..."

Parliament Budget Session Updates | Govt to provide Rs 25.44 lakh crore to states during FY27 as part of devolution of taxes: FM Sitharaman

Parliament Budget Session Updates | Credit expanded by 13.8 pc during current financial year till January 15, 2026: FM in reply to discussion on Union Budget in Lok Sabha.

Parliament Budget Session Updates | Finance Commission backs Centre’s claim on full tax devolution to states

The Finance Minister said the Centre’s claim of giving states their full share is backed by the 16th Finance Commission itself. She pointed out that the panel reviewed how much money the Centre transferred to states between 2018–19 and 2022–23 and found that the devolution in every one of those years matched what the Commission had recommended.

According to Sitharaman, the Finance Commission, after examining those years in detail, concluded in its report that the Centre had transferred exactly what it was required to give to the states. “There is no scope for any doubt on this,” she said, adding that the money due to the states from the Centre had been fully passed on.

Parliament Budget Session Updates | No shortage of fertilizer in country; Budgetary allocation of Rs 1.71 lakh crore for fertilizer import to support farmers: FM

Parliament Budget Session Updates | Had then Shiv Sena (UBT) provided land on time, bullet train would have been running in India: FM Sitharaman in Lok Sabha

Parliament Budget Session Updates | 'Bewaqoof banate hain': FM rubbishes Abhishek Banerjee's 'tax on milk, notbeooks' claims

Finance Nirmala Saitharaman addressing Lok Sabha rejects the claim that there are taxes on milk, says there has been no tax on milk since 2017. Further said that stationeries related to education like notebooks, pencils, sharpeners and so on have no taxes.

Parliament Budget Session Updates | West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee is not improving law and order in state but asking women to stay indoors at night, FM tells Lok Sabha

Parliament Budget Session Updates | FM attacks West Bengal, Kerala for high crime rates, cites NCRB data

In Bengal, it's bombs that prevail, not the law: FM Sitharaman in Lok Sabha.

Parliament Budget Session Updates | Govt incentivising data centres so that data stays in India, says FM; slams LoP Rahul Gandhi for his claims that Indian data will go out

Parliament Budget Session Updates | PM will always speak in India's interest, FM replies to Rahul claims

PM Modi will always speak in India's interest, says FM in response to Rahul Gandhi's claim on govt ceding grounds to US in interim trade pact.