India, Feb. 11 -- Signalling an end to the prolonged standoff between the government and the Opposition, the Lok Sabha on Tuesday resumed normal proceedings and took up discussion on the Union Budget, which had been stalled for days amid demands that Rahul Gandhi be allowed to speak on various issues.

When the House reconvened at 2 pm after two adjournments, Krishna Prasad Tenneti, who was in the Chair, invited Congress MP Shashi Tharoor to initiate the debate. The Thiruvananthapuram MP began the discussion, marking the formal start of deliberations on the Budget.

The breakthrough followed a day of rapid political developments, including Opposition parties submitting a notice seeking a resolution to remove Om Birla as Speaker of the Lok...