Lok Sabha Passes Motion of Thanks Without PM Modi's Reply Amid Opposition Protests

The Lok Sabha was repeatedly disrupted during the 2026 Budget Session, primarily due to opposition protests over Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi being barred from quoting excerpts of former Army Chief General M.M. Naravane's unpublished memoir on the 2020 India-China standoff. These disruptions led to multiple adjournments and the unprecedented passage of the Motion of Thanks on the President's Address without Prime Minister Narendra Modi's customary reply. Modi is expected to respond in the Rajya Sabha, where proceedings have been largely uninterrupted. The opposition also protested the suspension of eight MPs and raised other issues, intensifying the parliamentary deadlock.