Archive · 12 Aug 2026
Lok Sabha Passes 9 of 11 Bills Without Debate
India's Parliament has two main groups: the government and the Opposition.
Right now, the two sides are stuck arguing and cannot agree.
The Opposition wants the Home Minister to talk about what happened to student protesters in Delhi on July 20.
The government says it will discuss student protests in general, but not just that one day.
Because of this, Opposition members shout and hold up signs in the meeting hall, which stops normal work.
As a result, the Lok Sabha approved nine out of eleven new laws without even discussing them.
One of those laws changes the name of the southern state Kerala to Keralam.
The Speaker of the House said he feels sad and upset about all the disruptions.
He asked both sides to work together so important laws can be debated properly.
The Lok Sabha passed 9 of 11 bills without substantive debate during the Monsoon Session amid a continuing stalemate.
The Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026, renaming Kerala as Keralam, was passed by voice vote without discussion.
The Opposition is demanding that Union Home Minister Amit Shah specifically address alleged police excesses against student protesters in Delhi on July 20.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla expressed anguish over repeated disruptions and appealed to both sides to find common ground.
Only two bills — on public examinations and insults to national honour — saw debate, and the session is set to conclude Thursday.
- Who
- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, ministers, and Opposition MPs
- What
- Nine of 11 Lok Sabha bills were passed without debate, including renaming Kerala as Keralam, amid a parliamentary deadlock
- When
- Tuesday, August 11, 2026, during the Monsoon Session (article published August 12, 2026)
- Where
- Lok Sabha, Parliament of India, New Delhi
- Why
- Opposition protests demanding Amit Shah address alleged police excesses against student protesters in Delhi on July 20
Opposition
Government
Amit Shah's statement on July 20
Opposition
Opposition demands that Home Minister Amit Shah specifically address alleged police excesses against student protesters in Delhi on July 20.
Government
Government offered a discussion on student and youth agitations across states with a reply from Shah, but not limited to the July 20 incident.
Functioning of the House
Opposition
Opposition MPs continue sloganeering and displaying placards, also raising the alleged theft of donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya.
Government
Speaker Om Birla appealed for common ground, saying placards violate parliamentary norms and disruptions block debate on bills that bring 'far-reaching changes in the country.'
- Parliament session
- Monsoon Session, India
- Bills passed without debate
- 9 of 11
- Bills debated
- 2
- Kerala name change
- Kerala to Keralam (Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026)
- Deadlock trigger
- Alleged police excesses against student protesters in Delhi on July 20
- Home Minister
- Amit Shah
- Lok Sabha Speaker
- Om Birla
- Session concludes
- Thursday (August 13, 2026)