2:30 PM: Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day following uproar by agitating Congress members.
2:15 PM: Congress MPs in Parliamentary panel on land bill to boycott today's meeting to protest suspension of fellow members by the Speaker.
1:15 PM: Our stand on land bill will depend on what report the Joint Committee gives; JPC is considered a mini Parliament: Birender Singh
1 PM: The government expresses readiness to accept recommendations of Parliament panel on land. We must consider issues on which there is a consensus: Rural Development Minister
12:20 PM: Tathagat Satpathy raises the flood situation in Odisha and appeals to the government to assist the people in Odisha and set up a committee to access the damage there. The government has not interacted to the flood situation in Odisha.
12:19 PM: KC Venugopal raises the issue of suspension on 25 Congress MPs in Lok Sabha
12:08 PM: Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 PM.
11:40 AM: We are showing the BJP the mirror. There's so much of evidence against these ministers, how can the PM not act against them. Suspension of our MPs is an act of desperation. Protests will continue after Parliament session as well. This is just a reflection of things to come: Jyotiraditya Scindia
11:23 AM: The Lok Sabha Speaker has not made the rules, it is the rule made by all members. I will allow members to raise their issues after the question hour: Sumitra Mahajan
11:22 AM: PM has a habit of doing his "Mann ki Baat", Hindustan ki "Mann ki baat" suniye: Rahul Gandhi
11:21 AM: We will continue to put pressure on the government even if they suspend all the Congress MPs: Rahul Gandhi
11:20 AM: Vyapam scam has destroyed the future of thousands of people: Rahul Gandhi
11:18 AM: The way Congress MPs were suspended is anti-democratic: Sonia Gandhi
11:17 AM: Suspension of 25 Congress MPs is not a way of resolving an issue. It is the responsibility of the government to respond to the concerns being raised by us for so long now. We are fully justified in demanding the resignation of the three ministers: Manmohan Singh
11:15 AM: People of India want the resignations of Sushma Swaraj, Vasundhara Raje and Shivraj Singh Chouhan: Rahul Gandhi
11:14 AM: PM Modi does 'Mann Ki Baat'. I hope he hears people's 'Mann Ki Baat' too: Rahul Gandhi
11:13 AM: Sushma Swaraj has broken the law. Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje is directly involved financially with Lalit Modi: Rahul Gandhi
11:12 AM: We will take on government everywhere across the country: Rahul Gandhi
11:11 AM: What is being done with our MPs is being done with everyone across the country. It is being done with students and everyone: Rahul Gandhi
11:08: Rajya Sabha adjourned till 12 noon.
11:06 AM: BJP Parliamentary Party passes a resolution against "negative, obstructionist and anti-development" policies of Congress: MA Naqvi
11:04 AM: Uproar continues in Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha over the suspension of 25 Congress MPs. Opposition MPs are heard shouting slogans "We want justice."
10:59 AM: Congress attended the Monsoon session with a mind to ensure a washout and so they are disrupting the proceedings: MA Naqvi.
10:57 AM: The BJP rejects the Congress's demand for resignation of its three leaders, says they are not involved in any wrongdoing: MA Naqvi
10:56 AM: BJP Parliamentary Party condemns the attempt by Congress to put baseless allegations against Sushma Swaraj, Vasundhara Raje and Shivraj Singh Chauhan. The party stands by the leaders: Naqvi
10:49 AM: This is the first time that such a large number of MPs are being suspended. We want the House to work but first ministers should resign. BJP is responsible for setting this trend. We will protest in Parliament and then take it to people: Ahmed Patel
10:42 AM: Former prime minister Manmohan Singh joins Congress's protest against suspension of 25 MPs
10:37 AM: The BJP Parliamentary Party meet ends.
10:35 AM: Political parties supporting Congress protest are JDU, RSP, NCP, AAP, CPI, CPM, BJD, TMC.
10:31 AM: Sonia and Rahul Gandhi lead Congress MPs protest outside Parliament
10:23 AM: TMC to boycott Lok Sabha proceedings. We will not attend the Lok Sabha session for five days and nor will they sign the Lok Sabha register. TMC will attend the Rajya Sabha: Derek O'Brien
10:17 AM: The suspension was pre-planned, the list was already prepared: Kharge
10:15 AM: I thank other parties for supporting Congress. Party MPs from Rajya Sabha cannot be absent from the House but will protest with the Congress to show solidarity: Ghulam Nabi Azad
10:06 AM: TMC to not participate in Congress's protest in Parliament premises today: TMC MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay
9:36 AM: Prime Minister Narendra Modi to chair BJP Parliamentary Party meeting.
9:33 AM: Nine opposition parties led by Congress boycott Parliament against the Lok Sabha Speaker decision to suspend 25 Congress MPs.
9:32 AM: All BJP MPs of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha to attend the BJP Parliamentary Party meet. The meeting is to plan the strategy after parties decided to boycott Parliament and Congress taking on the government aggressively.
8:48 AM: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi held a meeting with party leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad, Mallikarjun Kharge, Jyotiraditya Scindia and Kamal Nath to chalk out their strategy. Sources say the Congress is likely to boycott Lok Sabha and organise protest rallies.
The Monsoon session of Parliament is all set to witness a stormy day on Tuesday after Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan suspended 25 Congress MPs for causing a disorder in the House. Nine parties including Trinamool Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Left, Nationalist Congress Party and Aam Aadmi Party have backed the Congress and will boycott the Lok Sabha as well.
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