Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Monday accused the BJP-led NDA government and the Lok Sabha Speaker of not being interested in running Parliament, saying he could not discuss the Union Budget 2026-27 amid repeated disruptions in the Lok Sabha.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor says government and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla are “not interested” in running Parliament (PTI)Dr. while talking to journalists outside the Parliament. Tharoor He said he was prepared to participate in the budget discussions but rarely got the chance to do so. “It seems the government and the Lok Sabha Speaker are not interested in running the House,” he said.
He added that he would return later in the day to try to talk again.
Finance Minister absent, says TharoorTharu also pointed to the absence of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during the proceedings, suggesting that the adjournment was expected.
“The finance minister was not even sitting in the House,” he said, “I think they knew the House would be adjourned.”
Both houses of Parliament were scheduled to continue discussions on the Union Budget 2026-27 on Monday. Sitharaman presented the budget on February 1.
Tharoor on no-confidence motion against LS SpeakerWhen asked about the report that the opposition party is considering No confidence motion against Speaker of Lok Sabha Om Birla, Tharoor said the decision would not be with him.
He said it is not in my hands, you can ask the high command about it.
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Opposition MPs are planning to move a no-confidence motion against the Speaker in the second half of the budget session, amid continued deadlock over parliamentary proceedings, ANI reported.
Disruption in Parliament over India-US trade dealLok Sabha proceedings were repeatedly disrupted as opposition members demanded a discussion on the Indo-US trade framework.
For the second time in a row on Monday, the House worked for less than 10 minutes, with no substantive discussion before adjourning until 2pm.
The disruption began on February 2, when Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi tried to quote from the memoirs of former army chief General MM Naravane during the motion of thanks debate. The China reference triggered sharp exchanges in the House, with Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and Home Minister Amit Shah objecting that citing an unpublished book violated parliamentary rules.
