Parliament Monsoon Session Live: Both Houses adjourned amid Opposition uproar over Bihar voter roll
The Election Commission of India has formally set the ball rolling for the election of the next Vice President of the country. In a key step, the poll body has appointed senior officers to oversee and coordinate the entire election process. The Commission will soon announce the detailed schedule, including the date of polling and counting. Read here.
Both Houses of Parliament have been adjourned amid uproar by the Opposition. The Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 12 noon, while the Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm after Opposition MPs created a ruckus over alleged irregularities in the Bihar voter roll. Several Opposition members stormed the Well of the House, forcing Speaker Om Birla to adjourn proceedings until post-lunch.
It is barely 8:30 am, yet the July humidity already presses heavily upon Danapur in rural Patna. Among a throng of booth level officers (BLOs), Divya Shakti, the sub-divisional magistrate of Danapur and a 2022 batch IAS officer, moves with unhurried assurance, mingling with voters at the Baldeva High School, scrutinising forms, scanning documents and cross-checking entries against the electoral rolls. Then, with the calm authority her position confers, she addresses the crowd. Read here.
Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has alleged that the figures presented by the Modi government in Parliament prove what he called 'institutional Manuism' and systematic denial of rights to marginalised communities.
Quoting official data in his X post, Gandhi claimed that in central universities across India, 83% of posts reserved for ST professors, 80% for OBC professors and 64% for SC professors have been deliberately left vacant. Similarly, he said 65% of posts for ST associate professors, 69% for OBCs and 51% for SCs remain unfilled.
Actor and Makkal Needhi Maiam chief Kamal Haasan formally entered the Rajya Sabha today, taking oath as a Member of Parliament in Tamil. Haasan, who was recently elected to the Upper House with DMK's support, was administered the oath by deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh.
The Lok Sabha has been adjourned till 2 pm following a ruckus by Opposition members over alleged irregularities in the Bihar voter roll. The Opposition MPs stormed the Well of the House, raising slogans and demanding an immediate discussion on the issue, forcing Speaker Om Birla to adjourn proceedings until post-lunch.
The government has dismissed suggestions that Operation Sindoor was launched under international pressure, clarifying it was a direct response to a "barbaric cross-border terror attack" by Pakistan-backed militants. Replying to a question raised by a Samajwadi Party MP, the government said the operation aimed to dismantle terrorist infrastructure and neutralize militants poised to infiltrate India.
"India's actions were focused, measured, and non-escalatory. Pakistan, however, attempted targeting Indian civilian areas, in addition to some military facilities. These provocations and escalatory actions by Pakistan were met with a strong and decisive response from the Indian armed forces, inflicting significant damage on the Pakistani military. Subsequently, on 10 May 2025, the Director General of Military Operations of Pakistan approached his Indian counterpart to request for cessation of firing and military activities, which was agreed to later that day," the government said in its reply.
Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, along with his sister and party MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other INDIA bloc MPs, symbolically tore up the SIR and threw it into a dustbin inside the Parliament premises.
#WATCH | Delhi: Congress MP and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi and party MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, along with other INDIA bloc MPs, symbolically tear the SIR and throw it in a dustbin. pic.twitter.com/5dlg005EjU
— ANI (@ANI) July 25, 2025
Opposition parties, led by Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, staged a protest outside on Friday over the revision of the voters' list in Bihar.
VIDEO | Parliament Monsoon Session: INDIA bloc MPs protest inside Parliament complex against SIR exercise in Bihar. #ParliamentMonsoonSession
(Full video available on PTI Videos - https://t.co/n147TvrpG7) pic.twitter.com/pu4zFAzr6A
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 25, 2025
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