Parliament Budget Session Highlights | Both Houses adjourned until 11 am tomorrow

Parliament Budget Session Live Updates | Both Houses witness heated exchange

So far, both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha witnessed heated exchanges with the oppositions claiming injustice on the part of the government, negligence of states and not sharing funds properly and equally.

Parliament Budget Session Live Updates | Rahul Gandhi accuses Modi govt of 'selling' India; FM hits back

Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused the Modi government of selling the country through the Indo-US trade deal. Hours later, FM Nirmala Sitharaman hit back at Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, claiming he was advising the Centre on how to conduct trade negotiations, while the Congress-led UPA government "surrendered before the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in 2013 and sold the farmers, the poor and the country."

Parliament Budget Session Live Updates | Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha to begin at 11 AM on Thursday

Parliament Budget Session Live Updates | Leaders react to Rahul's remarks on India-US trade deal

Ahead of the session on February 12, several leaders reacted to Rahul's speech.

BJP leader CR Kesavan said, "Fueled by personal frustration, Rahul Gandhi's malicious, toxic rant, defined by despicable dishonesty, was nothing but a bitter bundle of lies and falsehoods."

Meanwhile, Congress MP Pramod Tiwari said, "Everything under the Indo- American deal was clarified by Rahul Gandhi yesterday... How can an Indian sign on such a deal?... There is a need for a detailed discussion on this..."

"Rahul Gandhi said everything yesterday, backed by facts. One important thing he made very clear to the House is that he believes PM Modi cannot make such a deal; it was made under pressure. Regarding this matter of pressure, the public wants to know under what pressure this deal was made," noted Congress MP Sukhdeo Bhagat.

Parliament Budget Session Live Updates | Opposition MPs to protest at Parliament's Makar Dwar against trade deal

Parliament Budget Session Live Updates | Question Hour begins

Speaker Krishna Prasad Tenneti commenced the Parliament session, opening the forum with question 181 by Dr Prabha Mallikarjun, Congress MP from Davanagere, Karnataka. She alleged the distribution of power is not uniform in the country, and asked for clarification on what specific accountability exists to ensure quality and reliability of supply.

In his reply, MoS Power, Shripad Yesso Naik said, "Under the leadership of PM Modi, power sector has witnessed reforms. Today, Bharat is not only a power sufficient nation but also able to supply neighbouring countries."

Parliament Budget Session Live Updates | LS adjourned till 12 noon

Rijiju shares 'illegal video taken by Cong MP' inside Speaker's chamber, says 'our party believes in debate & discussion'

Parliament Budget Session Live Updates | Mallikarjun Kharge speaks in RS

Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday threw light on caste discrimination and Dalit issues prevalent in the country. He urged the government to take strict action against disrespect and humiliation faced by backward classes.

Parliament Budget Session Live Updates | BJP moves motion against Rahul Gandhi to remove his membership

Parliament Budget Session Live Updates | Priyanka Gandhi Vadra joins opposition's protest at Makar Dwar; reacts to Rijiju's statement

Parliament Budget Session Live Updates | 'RaGa doesn't check facts...', says JD(U) MP

In the row over Gen Naravane's memoir, JD(U) MP Sanjay Singh said, “It seems to me that Rahul Gandhi does not check the facts properly before speaking. You should note that both General Naravane and Penguin Publishers have denied that the book—whether in print or online—was ever published, yet he kept trying to quote it repeatedly."

Parliament Budget Session Live Updates | BJP MP Darshana Singh throws light on Project Cheetah

Singh stated that under the leadership of PM Modi, Project Cheetah has welcomed cheetahs to India. "It is after 70 years that the cheetahs have retuned to our country and living securely. Like MP's Kuno, even in UP, we must consider such projects about cheetahs as the wildlife is rich here."

Parliament Budget Session Live Updates | AAP MP Sanjay Singh gives zero-hour notice in RS

Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh on Wednesday submitted a Zero Hour notice in the Rajya Sabha seeking a discussion on the demand for strong national laws and accountability for safe roads across India, highlighting the growing number of road accidents caused by potholes and poor road maintenance across the country.
In his notice to the Upper House, Singh cited the alarming rise in accidents and fatalities nationwide and stressed that citizens are paying the price for negligence in infrastructure and governance.

Parliament Budget Session Live Updates | 'RaGa is immature, part-time politician': Pralhad Joshi

Parliament Budget Session Live Updates | Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Rijiju's remark

Parliament Budget Session Live Updates | Metro services requested for Mathura and Vrindavan

BJP MP Arun Singh draws attention of the House on Mathura and Vrindavan. "Crores of devotees visit Mathura and Vrindavan from India and other parts of the world. The significance of these religious places is parikrama on foot and dandavat parikrama...Traffic jam is increasing. Thus, I request metro train services for these sites.

Parliament Budget Session Live Updates | Lok Sabha resumes after adjournment

At 12 noon, Lok Sabha resumed after nearly an hour of adjournment. Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal addressed the House in the presence of the chair Sandhya Ray. It was followed by Minister of Tribal Affairs Jual Oram's address, and others.

Parliament Budget Session Live Updates | Congress does not respect the Parliament and breaks rules: BJP

Parliament Budget Session Live Updates | RaGa walks away as reporters seek his reaction on Rijiju's remark

Parliament Budget Session Live | Rahul has habit of making baseless statements; action needs to be taken against him: BJP MP

Parliament Budget Session Live | 'RaGa's claims without proof, no greater murder of democracy than this': Actor-politician Ravi Kishan

Parliament Budget Session Live | Opposition MPs neither care about own dignity nor Parliament's: Minister BL Verma

Parliament Budget Session Live | Industrial Relations Code (Amendment) Bill moved in LS

The Industrial Relations Code (Amendment) Bill, 2026 has been taken up for consideration and passing in Lok Sabha. Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandviya moved the Bill which amends Industrial Relations Code, 2020.

Parliament Budget Session Live | LS adjourned till 2 PM; RS continues smooth run

Parliament Budget Session Live | K'taka Cong MP questions FM

GC Chandrashekhar remembers Manmohan Singh, who served the position of finance minister before being India's PM. "Today's Finance Minister says she does not want to be Manmohan Singh. Then she must explain why unemployment rate is so high, funds remain unutilised, and states are under financial stress. Why there is discrimination on states run by non-BJP govt?"

"Our FM is from Karnataka, and this made people expect something beneficial for the state from the Union Budget. But we were left disappointed. She didn't even consider any projects proposed by Karnataka," the Congress MP added.

Parliament Budget Session Live | Congress ready to face privilege motion, says KC Venugopal

Parliament Budget Session Live | LS resumes in presence of Speaker KP Tenneti

Parliament Budget Session Live | 'Not against government's capitalist thinking...': Supriya Sule

MP from Maharashtra Supriya Sule says, "not against government's capitalist thinking", but workers and labourers should not be made insecure. She even quotes BR Ambedkar in LS speech: "The democracy must protect the weakest and not make employment disposable."

Parliament Budget Session Live | RS approves motions for committee nominations

Parliament Budget Session Live | Rajya Sabha discusses Jaitapur nuclear power station project

Parliament Budget Session Live | He spread another lie that Bangladesh got more benefits from trade than India: Piyush Goyal

"He spread another lie in the Parliament that Bangladesh has got more benefits from the trade than India. Just as Bangladesh has a facility that if raw material is purchased from America, then if you process it and make cloth and export it, then it will be available at zero reciprocal tariff. India also has the same facility and India will also get it," Piyush Goyal said in an interview with ANI.

He further said, "Right now, our framework agreement is being made. When the interim agreement is finalised, then you will get to see this in the fine print... Indian farmers will also get the benefit that many such products will be exported to America, the European Union, the UK, Switzerland, Norway, and Australia in large quantities. The Rs 5 lakh crore that we export today will become an export of Rs 10 lakh crore... Rahul Gandhi should apologise to the farmers of India, fishermen, workers working in MSME and Vishwakarmas..."

Parliament Budget Session Live | Rahul Gandhi is privileged, irresponsible politician: MLA Vanathi Srinivasan

On Rahul Gandhi, BJP Mahila Morcha National President and Coimbatore South MLA Vanathi Srinivasan said, "He is a privileged and irresponsible politician. He is not even serious about the Parliament session... The first family of the Congress thinks that the party is their property. They are unable to digest the appreciation our Prime Minister is getting across the globe... Congress is losing hold on their party."

Parliament Budget Session Live | 'You are not totally employed by BJP': Rahul Gandhi to mediapersons

In a response to a question regarding the government bringing a privilege motion against him, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said, "You are not totally employed by the BJP. At least try and do little bit of objective stuff, it gets really shameful... it's too much. You are responsible people. You are media people, you have a responsibility to be objective. You can't just take a word they give you... everyday and run your whole show on that. You are doing disservice to this country."

Parliament Budget Session Live | Over 1,000 athletes dropped from Khelo India for below-par performance: Mansukh Mandaviya

Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said that 1342 athletes in various disciplines have been weeded out of the Khelo India programme in the last three years for not measuring up in performance and doping violations.

In his reply to a question in Rajya Sabha seeking details of the performance of the athletes enrolled into the programme, the minister stated 2905 fresh names have been inducted into the flagship scheme during the same period.

"A total of 1,342 athletes have exited the programme during the last three years due to performance below the prescribed benchmarks and involvement in doping violations," stated the reply from the minister.

"...performance benchmarks are revised annually and are updated on the Khelo India website from time to time...Athlete performance is mapped and measured annually as per the prescribed protocols and in assessment camps," said the minister and he added that over 23000 athletes are being trained and supported across the nation under the Khelo India programme.

Parliament Budget Session Live | 'Rahul Gandhi’s behaviour proving costly for entire Congress': Anurag Thakur

BJP leader Anurag Thakur, on Rahul Gandhi's remarks, said, "Rahul Gandhi’s behaviour and conduct are proving costly for the entire Congress party. They do not allow the House proceedings to function smoothly, and when the House does run, they make absurd and baseless allegations. When asked to substantiate those claims, they have nothing to present."

"The Congress party has become hollow, and it seems they want the House to become hollow as well, with no discussions on issues concerning the public. Rahul Gandhi has lowered the standard of politics to such an extent, which is unfortunate. Even some Congress MPs say he has nothing substantive to say, only baseless allegations," he further stated.

Parliament Budget Session Live | Derek O'Brien emphasises gaps in Budget; calls attention to pollution, rupee, unemployment

Trinamool Congress MP Derek O’ Brien asked people to search for ‘falling rupee’ in the budget speech. He quotes someone, without specifying who they are, “the way the value of the rupee is falling, it seems there’s a competition between the rupee and the union government, (as to) whose prestige will fall faster.” He remarked that the Prime Minister did not say this, the Chief Minister of Gujarat said it in 2013.

He began his address by providing viewers an interactive experience and asks people to go to www.indiabudget.gov.in and download the Finance Minister’s speech. He says many of them cannot do that, because 5 out of 10 people living in rural India do not have proper access to the internet, and yet with this minimum access we are asking MNREGA workers to go online, to use apps, to mark attendance, through bank-accounts, to do e-KYC, to get their wages.

"Let’s do a search on that document," he says, asking viewers to put in the word middle-class. For middle-class, 4 out of 5 Indians are earning less than Rs 117 a day, and net household savings fell to the lowest in the last 50 years, he says.

The second word he suggests is unemployment. 1 out of 3 youth are not in education, employment or training, he points out, adding that 1 out of 4 positions in the union government are vacant and from every Rs 100 set aside for the PM internship scheme, Rs 5 was utilised.

He highlights a youth scheme launched in West Bengal, where Rs 1500 is put into the accounts of those aged 24 to 40, saying that in true federalism, you don’t need to copy States.

O'Brein further stated that farmers are happy in Texas, but not in Tamil Nadu. They are happy in Kentucky, not Karnataka. And the farmers in Wisconsin are happy, not in West Bengal.

He says there is nothing in the budget about environment and air pollution. He says that not much is there about minorities, "We were looking for members for the National Commission of Minorities, but nothing as been filled up. Further 2000 FCRA accounts run by Christian NGOs doing good work, but were shut down," he says. He observed that the social minority or LGBTQ have not been mentioned.

Nothing has been mentioned about rail safety either, he says. The rail budget has grown 25 times since the UPA 2 regime, but the budget State-by-State has not seen even growth, with States like Gujarat, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh seeing double-digit increases, while States like Tamil Nadu and West Bengal have only seen eight-fold and three-fold increases.

He notes that the though the Finance Minister will reply to the discussion points, but the real result will come from Tamil Nadu and Kerala in two months, and from Uttar Pradesh in February 2027.

Parliament Budget Session Live | 'This is growth-oriented budget': Samik Bhattacharya

BJP MP Samik Bhattacharya says that this is a growth-oriented budget. He says that farmers in Haryana are happy, but farmers in West Bengal are unhappy and committing suicide and asks who is responsible for that.

"I am coming from a State that is becoming an old age home, there is an exodus of capital, students, labour and merit from West Bengal," he said.

"At this point of time, if we want inclusive pan-India growth, we have to have a good federal structure, we have to honour it," he stated.

"Those criticising the Central Budget should look at what is happening in Bengal right now," he claimed, highlighting issues with land acquisition and railway lines.

Parliament Budget Session Live | If he scolds media, then who will ask questions, asks Kiren Rijiju

Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju says," This is wrong. If he interrupts and scolds the media, then who will ask the questions? Have we ever stopped the media from asking questions? While we were in the Opposition, we never said anything to the media naming Congress. He must have said all this because he doesn't want to answer to the media. I have asked many Congress MPs to make Rahul Gandhi understand that if notices can be moved against him if he speaks in contravention of the rules..."

Parliament Budget Session Live | Lok Sabha passes Industrial Relations Code (Amendment) Bill, 2026

Parliament Budget Session Live | 'We are working under leadership of PM in bringing people of J&K to ensure that they do not go on wrong path': Shobha Karandlaje

The government, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is working to bring the youth of Jammu and Kashmir into the national mainstream and prevent them from going on the wrong path, Minister of State for Labour and Employment Shobha Karandlaje said in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.

Replying to supplementary questions in the Upper House during the Question Hour, she said there was a time when incidents of stone pelting were commonly seen in Jammu and Kashmir, but the Union Territory is now moving towards creating employment.

"For the first time in the country, in the last seven years, new EPFO subscribers have joined, and in Jammu and Kashmir, 1.6 lakh new subscribers have joined. This is a very big thing in Jammu and Kashmir," she told the house.

"We are working under the leadership of the Prime Minister in bringing people of Jammu and Kashmir into the national mainstream and to ensure that they do not go on the wrong path."

Karandlaje said the people of Jammu and Kashmir are being brought to the national mainstream, and we will continue to do this, whatever the Opposition may say.

"You have always come in the way and created hurdles. But our purpose is to save the youth of Jammu and Kashmir and provide them with new employment," she said.

The Modi government is working to take Jammu and Kashmir forward with different schemes, Karandlaje said.

Parliament Budget Session Live | Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses the Rajya Sabha

Union Minister Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that this budget arrives at a moment when there is a rare balance for India, where there is high growth of the GDP and there is low inflation, being held continuously for some time. This “Goldilocks moment” is not by fluke that we have arrived here, she says, stating that tremendous effort, timely action and granular details in planning, have been undertaken.

Parliament Budget Session Live | Lok Sabha adjourned till 11 am tomorrow

Parliament Budget Session Live | High powered committee to prepare youth for services sector: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

"We are establishing a high powered education to employment and enterprise standing committee to prepare youth for the services sector, where we aim to capture 10 per cent of the global market by 2047," Nirmala Sitharaman said during her address.

She elaborated that the committee will prioritise IT, fintech, logistics, healthcare, tourism and creative services. They will look at closing skill, infrastructure and credit caps, and suggest reforms for standards, accreditation and digital regulation. It will help expand AI, cloud and professional exports.

Parliament Budget Session Live | 'Urge parties to encourage respective state governments to participate actively in schemes': FM

"This is a council of states. I urge all parties and members to encourage their respective state governments to participate actively in the schemes which are announced, many of which, will operate in a challenge mode... If any state comes up with these mega schemes that we have announced, they can stand to benefit" Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said during her address.

Parliament Budget Session Live | There is no inflation crisis in India today; it has been tamed: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Parliament Budget Session Live | Rajya Sabha passes Industrial Relations Code (Amendment) Bill, 2026

Parliament Budget Session Live | Both Houses adjourned for the day