NEW DELHI,5 Feb 2026 : In an unprecedented development, the Lok Sabha passed the motion of thanks to the President for her address to the joint session of Parliament without the reply by the Prime Minister as Speaker Birla asked him to better skip the House.
A new flashpoint has emerged between the government and the opposition in parliament. Proceedings have been disrupted since Monday, but central to the standoff appears to be a charge from the Congress and a message to the dispensation–that if Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi is not allowed to speak, they will continue to stall the Prime Minister’s speech.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reply to the Motion of Thanks for the President’s address was cancelled on Wednesday after massive protests by the Congress led to multiple adjournments in the Lok Sabha.
An unpublished memoir of former Indian Army chief General MM Naravane (retired) is at the centre of the latest showdown during the Budget Session. The book, Gandhi claimed, exposes how the army was deserted by India’s political leadership to handle the 2020 China border crisis.
The Lower House eventually passed the Motion of Thanks Thursday afternoon.
An unpublished memoir of former Indian Army chief General MM Naravane (retired) is at the centre of the latest showdown during the Budget Session. The book, Gandhi claimed, exposes how the army was deserted by India’s political leadership to handle the 2020 China border crisis.
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