The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till noon after repeated sloganeering and protests by Opposition members disrupted Zero Hour proceedings. Amid the disruptions, MPs raised issues ranging from health insurance and generic medicines to hydrogen-powered trains and student protests.
The Lok Sabha paid homage to the martyrs of the Kargil War by observing a one-minute silence ahead of Kargil Vijay Diwas. Proceedings were later disrupted by Opposition protests for the fifth straight day, forcing Speaker Om Birla to adjourn the House till noon.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged MPs to ensure a productive Monsoon Session, emphasising fact-based debates over disruptions. He praised India's young innovators behind the Vikram-1 launch, highlighted economic resilience and infrastructure achievements, and took a veiled swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi