Both Houses saw couple of disruptions on Monday (August 10, 2026), Lok Sabha was adjourned minutes after the proceedings began at 11 a.m., amid protests from the Opposition demanding discussions on various issues. Rajya Sabha was also adjourned a few minutes later. Both Houses reconvened at 12 p.m. Lok Sabha introduced four Bills amid protests- The Tribunal Reforms Bill, 2026, the Minerals and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, The Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026 and The National Co-operative Development Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2026. Rajya Sabha briefly took up some business, but was adjourned minutes later.
Floor leaders of the Opposition parties held a meeting in the chamber of the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, to chalk out the strategy for the Floor of the House on Monday (August 10, 2026).
The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 is also expected to be taken up in the discussion of the Opposition leaders. The Lok Sabha is scheduled to take up the introduction of several key bills on Monday, including the Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2026, the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026, and the National Co-operative Development Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2026.
These are the kind of reformatory bills on which the Opposition MPs should take interest and participate, Financial Minister Nirmala Sitaraman says as she rises to discuss The Bankers’ Books Evidence Bill, 2026’.
She adds that it is a sad state that the Opposition chose to walk out during such an important discussion.
She said that the laws from colonial times should be changed, as the laws of those times were written for the subjects of the Queen.
The existing Bankes law was introduced in 1891.
“India has shown exemplary speed in digitalising its economy,” Ms. Sitaraman says.
The MPs of parties like AIADMK, DMDK, BRS, Shiv Sena, etc support the Bankers’ Books Evidence Bill, 2026, in the Rajya Sabha.
The MPs appreciate the Bill, saying that this bill is of importance for the evolving Banking sector.
MPs also say that the Bill is important to get rid of the colonial rules in the banking sector.
The Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2026’ passed in the Lok Sabha without voting. The Bill was passed amid huge protests and sloganeering by the Opposition.
Jagatambika Pal tells the Opposition MPs, “When the Home Minister is ready to answer, you are not ready for the discussion.”
Mr. Pal asks the MPs to follow the decorum of the House and take part in the discussion before the House is adjourned for the day.
MoS of Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal speaks about the Tribunal Reforms Bill amid the sloganeering of Opposition MPs.
On the chair, Jagadambika Pal requests the Opposition MPs to listen to the Minister silently as the latter is presenting an important reform Bill.
The Opposition MPs keep on chanting “Chor... chor...” (meaning thief).
The Minister moves the Bill for approval.
Rajya Sabha is adjourned till 2.15 p.m. Deputy Chairman tried to call Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to introduce the Bankers’ Books Evidence Bill, but he adjourned the House after two minutes.
Opposition MPs were protesting, demanding that Union Home Minister Amit Shah must come to the House.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said that the Home Minister and the Government are ready to answer all the questions raised by the Opposition regarding students’ protest issue.
Mr. Rijiju asked the Opposition MPs not to “run away” in the middle, but to listen to the discussion completely.
The Income Tax department is currently in the process of framing rules to implement the 2026-27 Budget provision that allows taxpayers to apply electronically for lower or nil TDS certificates, Parliament was informed today.
Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said Section 395(1) of the Income-tax Act, 2025 provides for the issuance of certificates for deduction of tax at source at Nil or lower rates. Vide Finance Act, 2026, to ease the compliance burden of small taxpayers, an option has been enabled for the payee to file the application for issuance of certificates for lower or nil deduction of income-tax electronically and the certificate may be issued or rejected subject to fulfilment of conditions as may be prescribed.
“... the enabling rule is currently under preparation and shall be notified in due course,” Mr. Chaudhary said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.
A delegation of NCP (SP) MPs, led by the party’s working president Supriya Sule, today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed various issues related to Maharashtra.
All eight Lok Sabha MPs of the NCP (SP) were present during the meeting with the Prime Minister.
“We have discussed Maharashtra issues,” Ms. Sule said.
Sources said the NCP (SP) MPs raised with the prime minister issues related to their respective constituencies, such as drought, onion prices, pollution in the Chandrabhaga river, among others.
The contentious FCRA Amendments Bill did not figure in the meeting, which lasted for about 15 minutes.
Congress General Secretary (organisation) K.C. Venugopal says, “Speaker contacted us; we told very clearly that we will not agree to JPC.”
He said that there is no point in the JPC Bill and the Bill has to be withdrawn.
AICC general secretary K.C. Venugopal said the Congress and other opposition parties would strongly protest the proposed FCRA Bill if the Centre introduced it in Parliament.
He also asked Union Home Minister Amit Shah to answer questions on the use of force against students during protests against the NEET paper leak.
Speaking to reporters, Alappuzha MP accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Shah of avoiding questions and not appearing in Parliament due to fear of facing them.
“If the Central Government thinks they can cook up and introduce the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill within these two or three days, they should keep that wish to themselves,” he said.
Mr. Venugopal alleged that the proposed legislation targeted minorities and NGOs and said the opposition would not allow it to be passed.
The Government has agreed to discuss students protest in the Parliament and Home Minister Amit Shah is ready to reply, said Kiren Rijiju, Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs of India.
- Saurabh Trivedi
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday asserted that the deadlock between the opposition and the government in Parliament will continue till Union Home Minister Amit Shah makes a statement over alleged police excesses on students.
With only four days of the Monsoon session remaining, the fate of major bills on women’s reservation, delimitation and the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) remains uncertain amid the ongoing logjam in Parliament.
None of these Bills figured in the list of business for the Lok Sabha for Monday.
“I think the deadlock in Parliament will continue till the Union Home Minister gives a statement,” Ms. Priyanka Gandhi told reporters in the Parliament House complex.
With protests from the Opposition, the Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 2 p.m.
Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 2 p.m. on Monday amid noisy protest by the Opposition, which is seeking a response from the government on police action on protesting students and alleged theft of Ram temple donations.
Lok Sabha proceedings have witnessed repeated disruptions all throughout the Monsoon Session with six out of eight bills being passed by the House without a debate. Monday was the 16th day when the House could not complete the Question Hour, which is held between 11 am and 12 noon.
Four Bills were introduced -- The Tribunal Reforms Bill, 2026, the Minerals and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, The Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026 and The National Co-operative Development Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2026.
Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Monday introduced the Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2026.
The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 was also introduced in the House by Union Minister G Kishan Reddy.
Opposition MPs, including Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, protested in Parliament House complex on Monday over the alleged theft of donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya and the “police excesses” against student protesters.
They demanded that Home Minister Amit Shah must come to Parliament and make a statement on the alleged police excesses during the July 20 student protest over the paper leak issue.
Carrying placards against the government, the MPs protested in front of the Makar Dwar of Parliament with slogans such as ‘chhanda chor, gaddi chor’, ‘Amit Shah jawaab do’ and ‘chanda chor kahan milenge, BJP ke daftar mein’.
The MPs also kept a donation box at the spot to symbolise the alleged theft of donations at the Ram temple and lined up around them to raise slogans against the government.
The Opposition MPs, mostly from the Congress and the Samajwadi Party, lined up behind a big banner that read ‘Amit Shah jawaab do”, and raised slogans against the Home Minister.
The INDIA bloc has vowed to corner the government on issues of alleged theft of donations at the Ram temple and the use of “brutal force” against students during their protests last week.
Lok Sabha proceedings resume amid protests.
Amid protests from the Opposition demanding discussion on various issues, Rajya Sabha Chairman C.P. Radhakrishna adjourned the House till 12 p.m.
Rajya Sabha proceedings begin.
Papers are being laid on the table.
Amid protests from the Opposition over various issues, M.P. N.K. Premachandran, who was in the Chair, adjourned Lok Sabha till 12 p.m.
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The Lok Sabha is scheduled to take up the introduction of several key bills on Monday, including the Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2026, the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026, and the National Co-operative Development Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2026.
As per the list of business, the Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2026, will be introduced by Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal. The Bill seeks to improve the functioning of tribunals and ensure transparency and uniformity in the appointment and service conditions of tribunal members. It also proposes setting up a National Tribunals Commission.
The House will also take up the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026. Union Minister G Kishan Reddy will move for leave to introduce the Bill, which seeks to further amend the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957.
Floor leaders of the Opposition parties will hold a meeting in the chamber of the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, to chalk out the strategy for the Floor of the House on Monday.
The INDIA bloc MPs are likely to continue their protest against the alleged Ram Mandir donation embezzlement and demand Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement on the police action against protesters in Delhi on July 20.
While Congress MP Manickam Tagore has moved an adjournment motion in the Lok Sabha, seeking Amit Shah’s statement, KC Venugopal has sought a discussion on the Ram Mandir donation row.
The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 is also expected to be taken up in the discussion of the Opposition leaders.
Published - August 10, 2026 10:31 am IST
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Source: The Hindu - India News
