The Lok Sabha was adjourned on Thursday after a heated stand-off between the government and the Opposition when Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi demanded that he be allowed to speak before the Budget discussion began. Please debate on the budget, if you want to discuss the budget please speak," ANI quoted Ray. What Rahul Gandhi said is 100 per cent false, speaker has not said that," Rijiju told the House. Tharoor further said, "I do not understand what instructions these presiding officers came with, but they simply would not let Rahul Gandhi speak." "So when I got the mic on the Budget, I said I yield to the LoP, 'let him speak'.

Source: The Telegraph February 09, 2026 17:21 UTC