Parliament Session 2026 LIVE: RS Returns Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill 2026

The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day.

Following an elaborate discussion, the Rajya Sabha returned the Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill 2026.

After the Bill was passed, Rajya Sabha took up special mentions. BJP MP from Maharashtra Medha Kulkarni spoke about the need to restore the capacity of Khadkwasla Dam in Pune. BJP MP from Maharashtra Dr Anil Bonde said India uses highest number of anti-biotics. "In 2021, India recorded 2.21 lakh deaths due to AMR," he said. He urged the government for a strict regulation on the sale of anti-biotics sale. BJP member from Gujarat Kesaridev Jhala urged the government to regulate screentime for children.

BJP member from Karnataka M Nagaraj spoke on railway reforms needed for Belgavi in the state. BJP member from Haryana Rekha Sharma spoke on new avenues for employment for women in Green Energy sector.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the government is dealing with amendments to three Acts. "Post the Budget this year, considering the evolving global situation...," she said as her opening remarks while replaying to the Bill.

She hit out at CPI MP from Kerala John Brittas saying that communists in India are cowards and Brittas has proved it.

"Some kind of commodity is produced in the India, they need some tools to produce that, they may bring it here, for them the exemption of tax for such equipment, we are allowing it with certain conditions," she said.

The Union Finance Minister said that there are big ticket investments and hence exemptions are given till the year 2047.

"The reform will enable AI Data cities in India," Sithraman said. She also said that there is an apprehensions that these exemptions are for foreign countries. "It is not true," she quipped.

The Union Finance Minister then spoke at lenght about the amendments that have been brought by the government.

"It does not impose any tax or transaction charge on UPI users," she said.

She further maintained, "Will consumers pay any UPI charge? - No". Sitharaman said that no MDR will be imposed on tea stall owners and small merchants.

She also took another dig at Communists saying that they have been wiped out from Kerala. "In July 2026, transactions worth over Rs 29 lakh crore were recorded, which is a world record. UPI is also avaiable in 11 countries," she said, adding the model has to be sustainable.

BJP MP from Maharashtra Dhananjay Mahadik said that the Centre led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has simplified the tax structure in the last 12 years.

"When there is a need to change, our government does not sit on files, but act," Mahadik said. "The aim of the Bill is that more foreign investments come to India and will help the artisans," he said. According to Mahadik, the Bill strenghtens the Make In India and Atmanirbhar Bharat initiatives of the government.

"Every day transactions worth one lakh crore are happening. There are rumours being spread that there will be charge on UPI. I want to categorically state that nothing like this this will happen," he said.

TDP member from Andhra Pradesh Vijay Chintakayala said he is supporting the The Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill 2026.

BJP MP from Uttar Pradesh Babu Ram Nishad said that the Bill will support foreign investments and it was the need of the hour.

CPI member Dr John Brittas said that the policy of the government is dead. "Does the current Bill go against the solemn assurance of the Prime Minister," he said.

The Rajya Sabha is dicusssing the The Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill 2026.Aam Aadmi Paty member Sanjay Singh said he was opposing the Bill as it was against the common people and the traders. BJP member from Uttarakhand Dr Kalpana Saini said that it will help stabilise the Rupee. "It will help in generating employment," she said. "In the end, I want to praise the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman," she added.

BJP member from Haryana Rekha Sharma said for her the most important ascept of the Bill is that the Narendra Modi-led government does not trat taxation merely a tool to collect revenue.

"A major shift has taken place in recenty years under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. When factories come to India, jobs will be generated. India will no longer a market, the larger aim of the Bill is to make India a global manufacturing hub," she said.

Rajya Sabha passes The Bankers’ Books Evidence Bill, 2026. The Bill provides for law relating to evidence with respect to bankers’ books and to align it with contemporary digital banking practices and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day amid sloganeering by Opposition leaders. The House will meet again on August 11 at 11 AM.

Amid frequent disruption of House proceedings, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday clarified that the government is ready for discussion on the issues raised by the Opposition. "We have said it clearly that Home Minister Amit Shah will not only give statement, he will also be replying to the discussion. We have said in the BAC meeting, the government is ready to have full-fledged discussion on student movements, ready to reply to all the points, but the opposition should not disrupt."

"We have given our offer. Congress, Samajwadi Party, the opposition have some differences, they should sort it out, we are ready for discussion," he added.

Minister of Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal introduced The Tribunals Reforms Bill,2026 in Lok Sabha. The Bill seeks to improve the efficiency of tribunals and ensure greater independence, transparency and uniformity in the qualifications, appointments, and terms and conditions of service of their Chairpersons and Members. It also proposes the establishment of a National Tribunals Commission and amendments to related laws.

The Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2026, The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, The Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026 and The National Co-operative Development Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2026, were introduced in Lok Sabha today. Proceedings were, however, adjourned till 2 PM owing to vociferous protests by Opposition MPs over various demands including Amit Shah's presence and statement in the House on police action on student protestors.

Rajya Sabha was also adjourned to meet again at 2 PM.

On Monday, Congress MP KC Venugopal wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla urging him to demand Home Minister Amir Shah's statement on the "police brutalities on students" - on the floor of the House. "The Delhi Police and the CRPF, which were at the forefront of the violence against students, report to his Ministry. Our Constitution clearly states that the Council of Ministers (of which he is a senior member) are collectively responsible to the people of the country," he said.

"It is, therefore, his (Shah's) Constitutional obligation to give a statement on this matter in Parliament. He must be compelled to speak on this issue in the Lok Sabha," Venugopal added.

Samajwadi Party MP Akhilesh Yadav on Monday opposed the Centre's proposed FCRA Bill, alleging that the government is seeking greater control over institutions through the legislation. Referring to the ongoing Parliament deadlock, Yadav also questioned the use of lathis, tear gas and electric shocks against protesting students, and accused the BJP of trying to take control of institutions and land.

"Countless people have taken vast sums of money out of India, both officially and unofficially… The truth is, they want to take over institutions. They are looking for ways to seize control of these institutions through the FCRA. The BJP is essentially a massive ‘land mafia’ party," Yadav said.

Opposition MPs hold a protest inside the Parliament complex demanding a statement from Union Home Minister Amit Shah on the police action during the students' protest at Jantar Mantar on 20 July and on the issue of Ram temple donations theft. Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, AICC General Secretary (org) and MP KC Venugopal, AICC General Secretary and MP Priyanka Gandhi are also present.

Moments after proceedings began today, Lok Sabha was adjourned till 12 noon amid noisy protest by the Opposition, which is seeking a response from the government on police action on protesting students and alleged theft of Ram temple donations. NK Premachandran of the RSP, who was chairing the House, adjourned the proceedings.

Rajya Sabha was also adjourned to meet again at 12 noon.

Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Monday said Opposition protests in Parliament will continue until Home Minister Amit Shah makes a statement on the incident at Jantar Mantar involving protesting students. Raut demanded clarity on who was responsible for the alleged attack on the students and who ordered the action, warning that no bill would be passed peacefully in the House until the issue is addressed.

"Bills will remain stalled until Amit Shah comes to the House and makes a statement regarding the incident at Jantar Mantar, specifically, who is responsible for the attack on the students and who issued the orders. Until then, no bill will be passed peacefully in the House. Protests will continue," he said.

Taking a dig at Home Minister Amit Shah, Congress MP and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi condemned the alleged use of pellet guns, nail-studded lathis, and firing of tear gas at students "who were peacefully asking questions about their own future". It has been nearly 20 days and Amit Shah has not come to Parliament to answer, Gandhi stated.

"Five hundred metres from Parliament, students were brutally attacked by forces that report to one man: Home Minister Amit Shah," Gandhi said.

Demanding Home Minister's resignation, Gandhi said, "There are only two possibilities. First, he authorised the attack on the students — in which case he is culpable. Second, he had no idea that it was taking place — which means that he is entirely incompetent. Either way, as Home Minister, what happened on that day is his responsibility, and he must resign."

We demand a Supreme Court monitored inquiry, and we will not stop fighting until he is held accountable, the LoP added.

Four bills have been included in the Lok Sabha agenda for Monday. They are the Tribunal Reforms Bill, 2026, the Minerals and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, The Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026 and The National Co-operative Development Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2026.

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP Tiruchi Siva has given a notice under Rule 267 in the Rajya Sabha, seeking suspension of listed business to discuss issues related to the Cauvery river dispute. In his notice, the MP sought a discussion on the "non-implementation of the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) award by the Karnataka government" and the proposed construction of a reservoir at Mekedatu across the Cauvery River.

Siva stated that the move has affected the livelihood of farmers in Tamil Nadu and called for the constitution of a tribunal to resolve the Mekedatu issue. "To discuss the non-implementation of the CWRC award by the Karnataka govt and the further attempt to construct a reservoir at Mekedatu across the Cauvery River, which has resulted in drastically affected the livelihood of the Tamil Nadu farmers and the need to constitute a tribunal with regard to resolve the Mekedatu issue," the notice reads.

The Cauvery water dispute is a long-running inter-state river water-sharing conflict with Karnataka and Tamil Nadu being the principal parties. The dispute revolves around how the waters of the Cauvery River should be shared, particularly during years of low rainfall. (ANI)

Congress MP KC Venugopal has demanded a discussion in Lok Sabha on the Ayodhya Ram Mandir donation embezzlement case and sought the House to direct the Centre to constitute a high-level and conduct of an independent inquiry under the supervision of a Supreme Court judge.

KC Venugopal moved an adjournment motion notice, alleging an "organised racket" operating within the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust. He submitted, "There is an urgent need to discuss the shocking revelations of massive financial fraud, theft, and embezzlement of public donations at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. Recent reports indicate a highly organised racket operating within the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, where bundles of cash and valuable jewellery donated by millions of devoted citizens have been systematically siphoned off."

He termed the ongoing SIT probe into the alleged theft as a "mere eyewash targeting only low-level outsourced staff, while potentially shielding powerful individuals who masterminded this multi-crore embezzlement."

A meeting of leaders of all Opposition parties is currently underway at Congress MP Mallikarjun Kharge's chamber. A protest will be held at the main gate of Parliament at 10:30 AM to demand a response from Union Home Minister Amit Shah on the "police brutality" against student protestors in Delhi.

Congress MP Manish Tewari has submitted a notice to move a motion for adjournment of the House business in the Lok Sabha to discuss the need for a new Anti-Defection Law. In his notice, Tewari proposed suspension of the listed business of the day to hold a discussion on framing the contours of a new law to prevent mass political defections. He said the proposed law should address defections driven by opportunism and without genuine ideological or policy differences, while also ensuring space for honest and critical dissent within and outside Parliament and legislatures.

The Tenth Schedule, also known as the anti-defection law, was added to the Constitution through the 52nd Constitutional Amendment Act in 1985. It provides for the disqualification of lawmakers who switch parties or defect. The law applies to members of Parliament and state legislatures under Articles 102(2) and 191(2) of the Constitution.