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LoP in the Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi looks at the poster being held by those MPs who were suspended from the Lok Sabha last week for the remainder of the Budget session, during their protest at Parliament premises, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (PTI Photo)
Parliament Budget Session 2026 Live Updates: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi is expected to participate in the debate on Union Budget 2026-27 on Wednesday. This comes a day after a discussion on the Budget finally got underway following days of heated exchange between the Treasury and Opposition benches in the House. Leading the Opposition’s charge, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor termed the Budget a “squandered opportunity”. Both Houses of Parliament are scheduled to continue the discussion today.
What else is on the agenda? According to the list of business published by the Parliament authorities, BJP MP Anurag Sharma and JKNC MP Miah Altaf Ahmad will present the Reports of the Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture in the Lok Sabha. In the Rajya Sabha, JD(U) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha and Kesridevsinh Jhala are scheduled to present similar reports.
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Tuesday also saw chaos over Opposition MPs’ notice for a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. Sources close to Birla said he will not sit in the Speaker’s chair until the motion is resolved. Sources said Birla took the decision upholding the highest standards of morality. At least 118 Opposition MPs signed the notice against Speaker for disallowing Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders from speaking in the House on the Motion of Thanks to the President’s address, as well as for the suspension of eight MPs.
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