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Meghwal accuses Opposition of disrupting Parliament and avoiding discussion
In India, important leaders meet in a big building called Parliament to talk about new rules for the country.
Recently, two big groups of leaders could not agree.
One group, led by the government, said the other group, called the Opposition, was shouting and stopping the meetings.
The government leader said the Opposition promised to protest for two days and talk on the third day, but then did not want to talk.
He said the Opposition kept switching the topics they wanted to talk about.
The Opposition says its members are not allowed to speak freely.
Because they could not talk, the government passed a new law against people who leak exam papers without a full discussion.
The government also passed new rules to add more judges to India's highest court so old cases can finish faster.
There is also a plan to count people and change seats in Parliament in 2026, and leaders are not happy about that either.
In the end, both sides were upset and blamed each other.
Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal accused the Opposition of deliberately disrupting Parliament and repeatedly changing its demands for discussion during the Monsoon Session.
Meghwal said the Opposition agreed to protest for two days and hold discussions on the third day, but the House did not run smoothly on the third, fourth or fifth day.
He said Opposition demands shifted from the NEET paper leak to the lathi-charge on students and the Ayodhya Ram Mandir donation, with the Samajwadi Party among those changing topics.
The government passed a Bill on strict action against paper leakers without discussion, with Meghwal citing constitutional duties and time limits on legislative business.
Two Law and Justice Ministry Bills — increasing Supreme Court judges and reforming tribunals — were passed, and Meghwal said delimitation in 2026 is written in the Constitution.
Meghwal blamed Rahul Gandhi for the lack of debate and said the INDIA bloc boycotted party leaders, though almost everyone attended the Rajya Sabha Chairman's call.
- Who
- Union Minister of State for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal, responding to the Opposition and INDIA bloc leaders including Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge.
- What
- Accusations that the Opposition deliberately disrupted the Monsoon Session of Parliament and avoided discussions, while the government passed key Bills including anti-paper-leak and judicial reform legislation.
- Where
- New Delhi, India — Parliament of India.
- When
- During the Monsoon Session of Parliament, after an all-party floor leaders meeting on the 19th.
- Why
- Meghwal said the Opposition kept changing discussion demands and wanted to 'tell a lie and run away', while the government had constitutional obligations to complete legislative business.
Government (BJP)
Opposition (INDIA bloc)
Blame for Parliament disruption
Government (BJP)
The Opposition deliberately disrupted the House, broke its agreed two-day protest plan and kept changing discussion topics to avoid debate.
Opposition (INDIA bloc)
The Opposition says its members do not have freedom to speak in Parliament and demanded discussions first on issues such as the NEET paper leak.
Passing Bills without debate
Government (BJP)
The government had to pass important Bills, including the anti-paper-leak law, due to constitutional duties and time limits on legislative business.
Opposition (INDIA bloc)
The Opposition wanted discussions — on the NEET paper leak and the lathi-charge on students — before letting the House function smoothly.
Delimitation
Government (BJP)
Delimitation in 2026 is written in the Constitution and will have to be done.
Opposition (INDIA bloc)
The Opposition has repeatedly said the ruling party should be careful about delimitation.
Key facts
- Speaker
- Arjun Ram Meghwal, Union Minister of State for Law and Justice
- Event
- Disruptions during Parliament's Monsoon Session
- Opposition's initial demand
- Discussion on the NEET paper leak before allowing the House to run
- Later demands cited
- Lathi-charge on students; Ayodhya Ram Mandir donation (SP)
- Law passed without full discussion
- Bill for strict action against paper leakers in different states
- Judicial reforms
- Bill to increase Supreme Court judges; Bill to reform tribunals
- Delimitation
- Due in 2026, per the Constitution
- Kharge incident
- Alleged attack raised by Mallikarjun Kharge; condemned by BJP's Nadda
Quotes
Arjun Ram Meghwal
Union Minister of State for Law and Justice
“There is no responsibility. That is why they ran away from the discussion.”
thehansindia.com
“We did not want to do that. We wanted to discuss it and then pass it.”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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