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The Lok Sabha (Lower House) was adjourned for the day on Friday following a heated exchange after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey accused Congress of having links with US-based billionaire George Soros. Dubey’s remarks, linking the Congress party to Soros, led Congress leader KC Venugopal to object, prompting Speaker Om Birla to adjourn the House.
The Rajya Sabha (Upper House) session was adjourned for the day shortly after it resumed, with Deputy Chairman conducting proceedings. United Democratic Front (UDF) Member of Parliament Abdul Wahab opened with a speech on the high pendency of judicial cases. However, ongoing protests hindered the smooth running of the House. Despite efforts to pacify the protesting members, the Deputy Chairman adjourned the session.
Earlier in the day, Rajya Sabha, a controversy erupted after Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar claimed that security staff recovered a wad of currency notes from the seat of Congress MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi. Opposition leaders, including Mallikarjun Kharge, criticised the naming of the MP before an investigation.
Additionally, a petition calling for urgent action on the worsening air pollution crisis was submitted in Parliament, urging a joint session to address the "unprecedented environmental and public health disaster."