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Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju connected Monday (February 16, 2026) claimed that Congress person Rahul Gandhi is not funny successful the creaseless functioning of Parliament, and immoderate NGOs person tutored him that "good days" volition travel for his enactment and that is wherefore helium has been stalling the House.
Mr. Rijiju besides said that the authorities is not going to instrumentality immoderate much other steps to "placate" the Congress to defuse the concern successful Parliament arsenic helium had made "many attempts" truthful that the House functions properly, but successful vain.
"Rahul Gandhi is not funny successful moving the House. He is funny successful making issues. Rahul Gandhi was tutored by immoderate NGOs that your days volition come. But their days won't come. In the adjacent elections, their tally (in the Lok Sabha) volition further spell down," helium told PTI successful an interrogation successful Tawang, successful Arunachal Pradesh.
Mr. Rijiju, who is connected a sojourn to his Lok Sabha constituency Arunachal West, said the ruling confederation has nary occupation with the Opposition stalling the House arsenic helium had made galore attempts to defuse the situation, including speaking to elder Congress person K.C. Venugopal and a fewer others.
"We are not going to bash thing other to placate the Congress. The Congress is frustrated due to the fact that the enactment is losing predetermination aft election. They are hopeless to alteration the situation," helium said.
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The Union Minister claimed that determination was unit connected the Congress from the smaller parties successful Parliament to not stall the House due to the fact that they suffer retired their clip to speak.
"All Opposition is not with the Congress. Smaller parties are not being capable to utilise their respective enactment time. Smaller parties are unhappy with Rahul Gandhi. Some of them person not adjacent signed the Motion against the Speaker," helium said.
Mr. Rijiju said immoderate members of different governmental parties kept telling him that they wanted the House to function.
Most days of the archetypal portion of the Budget Session successful the Lok Sabha witnessed disruptions and adjournments aft Mr. Gandhi was disallowed by the Chair from quoting an nonfiction based connected excerpts of erstwhile Army main M.M. Naravane's "unpublished memoir", which has references to the India-China struggle of 2020.
Eight Opposition members were suspended for the remainder of the Budget Session for unruly behaviour successful the House.
The Opposition besides moved a No-confidence Motion against Speaker Om Birla for his removal from office, alleging that helium had acted successful a "blatantly partisan" manner.
The Speaker past week decided to measurement speech from his relation arsenic the presiding serviceman of the House, hours aft the Opposition submitted the question for his removal from office, alleging that helium had acted successful a "blatantly partisan" manner.
The Budget Session, which started with the President's code to the associated sitting of Parliament, connected January 28 and went connected recess connected February 12, 2026. The Budget 2026 was presented connected February 1, 2026. The league volition beryllium reconvened connected March 9 and volition extremity connected April 2, 2026.
