Parliament monsoon session highlights: Rajya Sabha clears Tribunals Reforms Bill amid Opposition protests
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Parliament monsoon session highlights: NDA and Congress MPs hold counter-protests against each other at Parliament during the ongoing Monsoon Session, in New Delhi on Tuesday Parliament monsoon session highlights: The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2026 by voice vote. Earlier, the Lok Sabha passed the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026, paving the way for the state to be officially renamed Keralam. The Lower House also cleared the National Co-operative Development Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2026 amid Opposition protests and uproar. ...Read More
Adding to this, Parliament saw another stormy session on Tuesday as the Opposition planed to continue protests demanding Union home minister Amit Shah 's statement over the issue of Ayodhya Ram temple donation theft. The Opposition, which planned to hold a protest at the Makar Dwar, was met with the NDA's march attacking it for disrupting house proceedings. The NDA also hit out at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi over police action during Jharkhand student protests. Both houses of Parliament saw ruckus on Monday as the Opposition held protests and raised slogans demanding Shah's reply on the alleged police brutality against students during the protest over the NEET paper leak on July 20. The government on Monday agreed to hold a discussion over the student protests held in Delhi and shared the Union home minister will issue a statement in Parliament. Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju urged the Opposition to not create and uproar during Shah's reply and allow a smooth discussion in the houses. Key bills passed Two key bills - The Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2026 and the Bankers' Books Evidence Bill, 2026 - were passed in Parliament yesterday. While Lok Sabha passed the tribunals bill without discussion amid din, the Rajya Sabha passed the Bankers' Books Evidence Bill , replacing a British-era law, after holding a debate. The lower house is set to take up two other bills - Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026 and the National Co-operative Development Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2026 - for discussion today. The monsoon session of the parliament began on July 20 and is set to conclude on August 13.
Meanwhile, • BJP MP Anurag Thakur targeted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over the issue of Jharkhand student protest, saying, “Justice must be done for the youth of Jharkhand. The way they were subjected to lathi-charges and atrocities reveals the mindset of Rahul Gandhi—showing how the youth are being mistreated in a state governed by his supporters, and how justice is being denied to them.”
Notably, • Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday targeted Rahul Gandhi, accusing the Lok Sabha leader of opposition of "running away". Rijiju's remarks came amid the Opposition's demand for Amit Shah to address the parliament regarding the security crackdown on student protestors in Delhi.
As per the latest buzz, • NDA and Opposition MPs held protests against each other in the Parliament premises. The Opposition continued to raise slogans seeking the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah in the house.
In further updates, • The Rajya Sabha passed the Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2026 by voice vote. The Bill seeks to overhaul the tribunal system by providing for a National Tribunals Commission, along with uniform rules for the appointment, tenure and service conditions of tribunal members.
On top of that, • Congress leader Jairam Ramesh alleged union home minister Amit Shah was a “no-show” in the Lok Sabha despite having listed business against his name and claimed that the Home Minister had been absent from both Houses for 17 days.
Parliament monsoon session LIVE: BJP MP PP Chaudhary on Tuesday shared union home minister Amit Shah was “ready to address every issue”, but the Opposition had “walked out.”
Source: Hindustan Times