Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla conducts the proceedings of the Home throughout the Monsoon Session of Parliament on August 11, 2026. Photograph: Sansad TV through ANI Video Seize
Even because the impasse between the Opposition and the federal government continued, the Lok Sabha on Tuesday (August 11, 2026) handed two Payments, one on renaming Kerala to ‘Keralam’, with out dialogue.
Whereas the Listing of Enterprise talked about that House Minister Amit Shah would transfer for the passage of the Payments, the Kerala (Alteration of Identify) Invoice, 2026 and the Nationwide Co-operative Growth Company (Modification) Invoice, 2026 have been moved by Minister of State for House Nityanand Rai and Minister of State for Cooperation Murlidhar Mohol respectively.
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The Opposition has just about stalled proceedings of the Home over its demand that Mr. Shah make an announcement on the usage of drive towards scholar protesters in Delhi and the alleged donation theft within the Ram Temple.
As quickly because the Home convened within the morning, Opposition members trooped into the nicely carrying placards and shouting slogans asking Mr. Shah to come back to the Home. At this, Speaker Om Birla adjourned the Home until 2 p.m.
When the Home reassembled at 2 p.m., the Opposition protests resumed, and TDP member Krishna Prasad Tenneti allowed laying of papers on the desk amid the din.
Following this, Mr. Nityanand Rai moved the Kerala (Alteration of Identify) Invoice, 2026, which seeks to vary the State’s title to Keralam for consideration and passage. The Invoice was then handed by a voice vote with none debate.
Taking a swipe on the Opposition, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju stated Congress member Ok.C. Venugopal needed to talk on the Invoice on his residence State however couldn’t accomplish that because of the uproar.
Mr. Rai too took a dig on the Congress, the ruling occasion in Kerala, saying: “It appears the Congress MPs will not be in favour of the renaming”.
After this, Mr. Mohol moved the Nationwide Co-operative Growth Company (Modification) Invoice, 2026, which was additionally handed with out debate amid the continued ruckus.
The Home was then adjourned for the day.
Rijiju slams Congress
Outdoors the Home, Mr. Rijiju instructed the media that the federal government had on Monday (August 10) provided to have an in depth dialogue on the incidents associated to the scholars’ protest and was totally ready to reply. “All NDA MPs have been seated within the Home with the expectation that the dialogue would start, and the House Minister was additionally totally ready to reply. However the Congress as soon as once more walked out, raised slogans exterior and didn’t permit the dialogue to happen. It has now turn out to be clear to the folks of the nation that we’re prepared for a dialogue, whereas the Congress is operating away from it”.
Additionally exterior the Home, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge stated the Opposition had three points: “Who ordered the lathi-charge and firing on college students — Amit Shah ought to come to the Home and reply this. Because of the police brutality, many kids have been injured — Prime Minister Narendra Modi ought to apologise for this. On the ‘providing theft’ that occurred within the Ram Temple — Mr. Modi ought to reply”.
Mr. Venugopal stated: “Each time a severe query is raised concerning the atrocities towards college students in Delhi, that is the response the Modi authorities offers. Wherever there are assaults towards college students, we condemn them. Chief of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi stated the identical factor yesterday. The Modi authorities can’t divert consideration from the atrocities in Delhi by elevating the Jharkhand situation”.
Printed – August 11, 2026 07:38 pm IST
