Budget Session: Congress MPs to Meet on Floor Strategy

The meeting comes after the Lok Sabha witnessed a standoff between the opposition and the Treasury benches. Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi reinvoked the unpublished memoir of former Army Chief General MM Naravane during the proceedings.

Following the disruption, eight opposition MPs were suspended from the Lok Sabha for the remainder of the Budget Session for violating rules and allegedly “throwing papers on the chair.” The suspended MPs include Congress members Hibi Eden, Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, Manickam Tagore, Gurjeet Singh Aujla, Prashant Yadaorao Padole, Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy, Dean Kuriakose, and CPI(M) MP S Venkatesan.

Rahul Gandhi also wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, raising concerns over being prevented from speaking on matters of national security during the discussion on the Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address.

Meanwhile, both Houses of Parliament are scheduled to continue discussions on the motion of ‘Thanks to the President’s Address’ during the Budget Session. In the Lok Sabha, the motion was moved by Sarbananda Sonowal and seconded by Tejasvi Surya, with 18 hours allotted for discussion. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to reply today.

In the Rajya Sabha, BJP MP Sadanand Master moved the motion of thanks. The motion follows President Droupadi Murmu’s address to the joint sitting of both Houses marking the beginning of the Budget Session on January 28.

According to the List of Business, MPs Jair Parkash and Balashowry Vallabhaneni are scheduled to present the Reports of the Public Accounts Committee for 2025–26.

The Budget Session will span 30 sittings over 65 days and conclude on April 2. Both Houses will adjourn for a recess on February 13 and reconvene on March 9 to allow Standing Committees to examine the Demands for Grants of various ministries and departments.