The 12-day-long monsoon session of the Himachal Pradesh Assembly commenced on Monday in Shimla, with Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania convening an all-party meeting.
The session was marred by protests from opposition parties over issues including the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar and allegations concerning the Election Commission.
Justice Bipin Chandra Negi, hearing the matter on Thursday, directed that the crucial process of admission and denial of documents by both sides must be completed positively on August 26, 2025. The judge made it clear that "no unnecessary adjournment" would be entertained on this account.
Chaos ensued in the House soon after it met at 4.30 pm after earlier adjournments. Opposition MPs raised slogans and protested over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar and "threw pieces of paper" at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Jagdambika Pal, who was
"Opposition parties have been demanding a discussion and the obstinacy of the Modi Govt has led to both Houses being adjourned and walkout by the Opposition," Ramesh, Congress general secretary incharge of communications, posted on X.
Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Tuesday moved an adjournment motion in Lok Sabha to discuss the fraudulent addition to Karnataka's electoral roll and the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls conducted by the Election Commission of India in Bihar ahead of the Assembly
Meanwhile, Members of Parliament from Opposition parties in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha are set to march from Makar Dwar in Parliament to the Election Commission office at Nirvachan Sadan on Monday.
Opposition parties have been insisting on a debate on the SIR of electoral rolls in Bihar, and both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have faced repeated adjournments on the issue.
Congress leader and Member of Parliament, Hibi Eden, has given notice of an adjournment motion in the Lok Sabha on Friday to discuss the recent alleged attack on two Catholic priests, a catechist, and two nuns by around 70 Bajrang Dal members in Jaleswar, Odisha.
In his notice, Tagore claimed that the official police report referred to Bengali as "Bangladeshi language", instead of recognising it as Bangla, a constitutionally recognised language under the Eighth Schedule in the Indian Constitution.
In Congress MP Hibi Eden's notice to the Secretary General of the Lok Sabha, the Congress MP stated, "The imposition of an additional 25 per cent tariff by US President Donald Trump on Indian goods, raising the total to 50 per cent. This action, citing India's continued purchase and resal