Parliament budget session: Both Houses adjourned for the day, to reconvene on Friday 11 AM

Amra Ram CPI-M MP said, "When our PM was the CM of Gujarat, he used to say that when the value of the rupee depreciates, the respect of the nation also depreciates. But when today the value of the rupee has gone record high, is the respect of the nation increasing?"

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WATCH</a> | Delhi | Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi says, &quot;The foundation of every single nation is its energy security. Allowing the United States to decide who we buy oil from, who we buy gas from, and whether we can buy oil from Russia or not...Our relationship with… <a href="https://t.co/lKRwzFvjUz">pic.twitter.com/lKRwzFvjUz</a></p>&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/2032050256956047834?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey launched an attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, stating that the latter wants to impose the agenda of American investor George Soros and condemned him for diverting from the main objective of discussion, i.e LPG shortage in the nation. 

"This is not the moment for rumour mongering or fake narratives. India is navigating the most severe global energy disruption in recorded history. Crude supply is flowing, gas is prioritised to homes, and LPG production has been stepped up by 28 %, consumer prices are held far below what makes markets and regional competitors....Every citizen, regardless of their political affiliation, has a stake in that. India must stand united behind the energy warriors," Hardeep Singh Puri said in the LS. 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WATCH</a> | Delhi: In the Lok Sabha, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, says, &quot;In the last five days, LPG production has been increased by 28 % through refinery directives and further procurement is actually underway. The Modi government&#39;s foremost… <a href="https://t.co/dMNzddqApF">pic.twitter.com/dMNzddqApF</a></p>&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/2032055297871888732?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

"Refineries are operating at high capacity utilisation. In several cases, they are exceeding 100%. There is no shortage of petrol, diesel, kerosene, ATF or fuel oil. The availability of these gases is fully assured. Retail outlets across the country are stopped and supply chains are functioning normally. Additional allocation of kerosene has been issued to all states." Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, said in the LS. 

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla cut short the address of LoP Rahul Gandhi, following his remarks on Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri. The Speaker asked the LoP to not to divert from the topic of the motion and said that his remarks would not go on record. 

Amid the ruckus made by the Opposition MPs over the disallowance of the LoP to speak, the Speaker asked the Petroleum Minsiter to speak. 

We have a gentleman sitting here who is the Oil Minister. He himself has said that he is a friend of Epstein," Rahul Gandhi said, taking a jibe at Hardeep Singh Puri, following which the Speaker Om Birla asked him to stick to the topic of the notice, causing chaos in the Lok Sabha. 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WATCH</a> | Delhi: On reports of shortage of LPG cylinders, CPI-M MP John Brittas says, &quot;The Petroleum minister, accompanied by his deputy, should travel across the nation on a chartered flight to see what the reality is in each state...&quot; <a href="https://t.co/8Ok5MmsBoB">pic.twitter.com/8Ok5MmsBoB</a></p>&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/2032023951443190160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WATCH</a> | Delhi: On reports of shortage of LPG cylinders in West Bengal, Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar says, &quot;An attempt is being made by Mamata Banerjee and her party workers to create panic in Bengal. Many TMC leaders are gas dealers. TMC workers are intimidating and coercing… <a href="https://t.co/r4EgUXbau1">pic.twitter.com/r4EgUXbau1</a></p>&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/2032021175032037527?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WATCH</a> | Delhi | Congress MP Jebi Mather says, &quot;Some defeats are more important than victory. Now the message that we wanted the nation to know that opposition is not allowed to speak in Parliament is loud and clear...We have put across our concerns and our points and how the… <a href="https://t.co/DfaUf9k3SU">pic.twitter.com/DfaUf9k3SU</a></p>&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/2032023423237632343?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

BJP MP Rajkumar Chahar lauded the policies of the BJP government, stating that the Modi govt set an unprecedented example by providing rations to 80 crore poor people in the country. 

While speaking in the Lok Sabha, the MP took a jibe at previous UPA government and said that Congress deprived the poor of basic amenities like food. 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WATCH</a> | Delhi: JD(U) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha says, &quot;140 crore people trust the Prime Minister. The public trusts the words spoken by the Prime Minister. The world saw how he pulled the country out of the crisis during COVID. Such a massive war is underway; it&#39;s not in India&#39;s… <a href="https://t.co/chvc50CkN4">pic.twitter.com/chvc50CkN4</a></p>&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/2032014844157952237?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WATCH</a> | Congress MP Hibi Eden says,&quot; The F&amp;B industry and households are facing a huge crisis. The Opposition has raised this issue inside and outside of Parliament, as it is our moral responsibility that the people get confidence and the government assures them that there is no… <a href="https://t.co/7VsgnZjctP">pic.twitter.com/7VsgnZjctP</a></p>&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/2032014267957068225?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WATCH</a> | Delhi | On PM Modi assuring citizens amid reports of nationwide LPG shortage, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra says,&quot; I hope he is right, but it doesn&#39;t look like it.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/B2OHJTvT8H">pic.twitter.com/B2OHJTvT8H</a></p>&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/2032007137984151602?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WATCH</a> | Delhi | On Rahul Gandhi&#39;s statement, Republican Party of India MP Ramdas Athawale says,&quot; Rahul Gandhi has become an expert in levelling false allegations. When the PM has work, he comes to the House.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/pFbGAAbEm7">pic.twitter.com/pFbGAAbEm7</a></p>&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/2032005568295276751?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WATCH</a> | Delhi | BJP MP Jagdambika Pal says, &quot;Today he thanked all members of the ruling and opposition sides in the House who expressed confidence in him and for what he said. He also said he personally calls first-time MPs and tells them to raise issues regarding their… <a href="https://t.co/sTxjfufWB2">pic.twitter.com/sTxjfufWB2</a></p>&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/2032003565775159620?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WATCH</a> | Delhi | Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi says, &quot;Normally the procedure is that you can ask to talk. So I asked to be allowed to makre a statement about the LPG gas and oil situation in the country.... But a new procedure has started where the Minister will first decide, then I… <a href="https://t.co/i8f6oarDKt">pic.twitter.com/i8f6oarDKt</a></p>&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/2031998874525843843?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WATCH</a> | On Opposition protest against reports of LPG shortage, BJP MP Kangana Ranaut says,&quot; The whole world is seeing PM Modi&#39;s leadership. Everywhere in the world, inflation is rising, but in our country, new projects are being launched each day. Complete assurance has been… <a href="https://t.co/9wi7v5SQlB">pic.twitter.com/9wi7v5SQlB</a></p>&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/2031998666182181141?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla says, &quot;For the third time in the parliamentary history of independent India, the Lok Sabha discussed a motion of no-confidence. I have always strived to ensure that every member in the House expresses their views on issues within the rules and… <a href="https://t.co/Lg34nQiqzd">pic.twitter.com/Lg34nQiqzd</a></p>&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/2031989485890834721?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WATCH</a> | Delhi: Union Minister Giriraj Singh says, &quot;These people (Congress) are the enemies of the country and democracy. These people misuse the money of the poor in the Lok Sabha. These people do nothing but spread delusions in the country... They did not have the courage to… <a href="https://t.co/ZeRiXygxvE">pic.twitter.com/ZeRiXygxvE</a></p>&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/2031978351213383836?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WATCH</a> | Delhi | On Iran to allow Indian-flagged ship to pass safely through the Strait of Hormuz as per sources, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor says, &quot;... Already a athai ship bound for Kandla with Indian crew members onboard was hit twice... Iranians must show some respect for… <a href="https://t.co/mvBBeiLka5">pic.twitter.com/mvBBeiLka5</a></p>&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/2031973843431219583?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Congress President and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge raised the recent assasination attempt on National Conference Chief Farooq Abdullah, claiming that the security in Jammu and Kashmir has worsened because its status as a state was taken away. 

"There is such an atmosphere there. His (Farooq Abdullah) life is in danger because Jammu and Kashmir had the status of a state before, and the security, police is with the Union Home Ministry, that is the situation like that. Law and order is finishing, peope are tinking of killing important leaders," Kharge said.  

The statement prompted protests by the Bharatiya Janata Party MPs, prompting Rajya Sabha Charman CP Radhakrishnan to call for maintaining decorum in the House.  

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WATCH</a> | LoP Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi says,&quot; The PM is saying that there is no need to panic. But the PM himself is panicked for completely different reasons. He is panicked because of the Adani case, Epstein. He is not able to come inside the House. He is telling the country not… <a href="https://t.co/T0mbMpueFN">pic.twitter.com/T0mbMpueFN</a></p>&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/2031967306256171185?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WATCH</a> | Delhi | Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi joins Congress leaders staging a protest in the Parliament premises over the reports of nationwide shortage of LPG gas cylinders. <a href="https://t.co/uft94HSyCj">pic.twitter.com/uft94HSyCj</a></p>&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/2031960869685645686?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>