Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar supported the decision to appoint senior parliamentarian Bhartruhari Mahtab as pro-tem Speaker amid demands by the Congress to appoint K Suresh and said the Congress had imposed Emergency and should not talk about conventions.
BJP leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar hit out at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi over the hooch tragedy in Kallakurichi (Tamil Nadu) and asked Rahul Gandhi to clarify what steps they are demanding from the DMK government, including seeking the resignation of the Excise Minister of Tamil Nadu.
Rahul Gandhi's statement comes after opposition leaders, including Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, staged a protest on Parliament premises holding copies of the Constitution in their hands.
BJP leader CR Kesavan hit out at Congress MP Shashi Tharoor over his post on Uttar Pradesh regarding paper leaks and said that Tharoor had questioned the integrity and honesty of the people of UP and one does not become civil or dignified by splattering fancy English words.
Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi arrives at the Parliament, ahead of the commencement of the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha today.
Meanwhile, the number of people who died in Tamil Nadu after consuming illicit liquor has risen to 57, according to updated information released by the district administration on Monday.
According to sources, the opposition leaders will assemble where the statue of Mahatma Gandhi was placed earlier. They are also likely to carry a copy of the Constitution with them.
DMK leader TKS Elangovan said on Sunday that his party wanted the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test to be abolished, adding that the entrance examination favours the rich and is riddled with "fraud."
BJP MP Sambit Patra hit out at the INDIA bloc and the Congress and alleged that they were silent on the hooch tragedy in Kallakurchi, Tamil Nadu and called it a murder of 32 Dalits.
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi also took to X and said that under the BJP rule, the entire education system has been handed over to the mafia and the corrupt.