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Gandhi said that following Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination, the RSS pursued what he described as a long-term goal of gaining control over India’s institutional framework, arguing that the current political atmosphere reflects the results of that sustained effort.
He further contended that the organisation does not support the principle of equality, insisting that its ideology is rooted in hierarchy rather than fairness. According to him, the belief that every Indian is equal “unsettles” those aligned with the RSS.
Emphasising the foundation of Indian democracy, Gandhi said the strength of the nation lies in the equal value of each citizen’s vote. He added that India, with its population of 1.5 billion people, is held together by the democratic right to vote, and he warned that any move to weaken electoral integrity threatens the country’s unity.
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The month-long session, which began on July 21, held 21 sittings but managed just 37 hours and 7 minutes of effective business, according to the Lok Sabha Secretariat. Speaker Om Birla revealed that all parties had initially agreed to 120 hours of discussions, but planned protests and political standoffs crippled proceedings.
Despite the chaos, the government managed to push through 14 Bills and secure passage of 12 key legislations, including the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2025, and the National Sports Governance Bill, 2025.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju described the session as “successful and fruitful for the government but disastrous for the Opposition”, accusing rival parties of deliberately stalling the House.
The Opposition, however, countered by blaming the government’s “authoritarian attitude” for the persistent deadlock. With tensions running high, analysts warn that this growing legislative gridlock threatens India’s policy-making pace.
As the Monsoon session sets a controversial record, questions loom over Parliament’s ability to function effectively amid deepening political divides.
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Her remarks follow a plea filed in the Allahabad high court, which requested that the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) open 20 rooms inside the Taj Mahal to check for the existence of Hindu idols. On May 4, Rajneesh Singh, the BJP’s media in-charge for Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya district, filed the petition.
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]]>Jairam Ramesh, a Congress Rajya Sabha MP, claimed in a tweet that the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha and the Speaker of the Lok Sabha were both absent from the event, which he described as “unusual.”
He tweeted: “Extraordinary scene today in Parliament at the traditional function to mark the birth anniversary of those whose portraits adorn the Central Hall. Speaker Lok Sabha was absent. Chairman Rajya Sabha absent. Not a single Minister present. Can it get more atrocious than this?”
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On Thursday, Jairam Ramesh, the Congress’s chief whip in the Rajya Sabha, addressed a letter to Venkaiah Naidu, the head of Parliament’s Upper House, requesting the privileged move. Vijay, a former editor of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s periodical Panchajanya, the BJP’s ideological fountainhead, is unsuitable for the position, according to him. The appointment, according to Ramesh, is a mockery of the law.
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]]>He described the current scenario as a sorry state of affairs, saying that there is no real debate in the chamber.
There is a lack of clarity in the laws. We have no idea what the law’s objective is. It is a public embarrassment. He remarked that this is when attorneys and intellectuals are not present in the Houses.
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Meanwhile, the Vice-President secretariat told ANI that Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu examined the allegedly “unfortunate” sequence of events in the Parliament in a meeting with Speaker Lok Sabha Om Birla.
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]]>Gandhi also accompanied the Congress MPs who were denouncing the suspected use of Pegasus malware to spy on opposition politicians. MPs from the SAD, AAP, and BSP were also holding banners asking that agricultural regulations be repealed.
MPs from the Congress, Trinamool Congress (TMC), and other political parties surged into the House well, yelling anti-government chants.
Similarly, Rajya Sabha sessions were postponed for over an hour as opposition parties resumed their objections.
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]]>According to a plan announced by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha, a platform of farm unions spearheading the protests since November last year against the three laws, nearly 200 farmers will protest outside Parliament every day during the monsoon session.
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha also said farm organisations and like-minded groups would also hold countrywide protests against rising fuel prices on July 8.
Parliament is set to convene on July 19 for its upcoming monsoon session. Farm unions say they would soon dispatch a letter to all Opposition parties and lawmakers, urging them to raise the issue of the three farm laws during the entire session.
Farmers on tractors are likely to file into the Capital on July 21 evening. Accommodation arrangements have been beefed up at all current protest sites.
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]]>The nearly month-long session is likely to have around 20 sittings, the sources said.
The Monsoon session of Parliament usually commences in the third week of July and concludes ahead of Independence day.
A recommendation about the duration of the session has been made by the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs, the sources said.
All Covid related protocols will be followed within the Parliament complex during the session, the sources said, adding that it is hoped that all those entering the complex during the session have taken at least one dose of Covid vaccine.
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