New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi could not reply to the debate on President Droupadi Murmu's speech on Wednesday as Opposition's raging protests continued and crippled the Lower House proceedings for the third consecutive day. Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, meanwhile, brought a copy of former army chief Manoj Naravane's autobiography, Four Stars of Destiny, and said, he wanted to present the book to the PM. In Lok Sabha, only three lawmakers- shipping minister Sarbanand Sonwal, BJP's Tejaswi Surya and TDP's Harish Balayogi- have been able to complete their speech. BJP's Nishikant Dubey, who referred to books against Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and other Congress leaders, could not finish his speech as House was adjourned. The impasse had started on Monday when Rahul Gandhi wanted to refer to a magazine article that contained excerpts of Naravane's unpublished book but senior BJP ministers opposed it. On Wednesday, as Opposition MPs rushed to the Well of the House, Speaker Om Birla said: "Is this looking good? You are coming with banners and shouting slogans. You have been in power for many years. You are free to oppose but it must be done through words and debates and not noise." Outside the House, Gandhi brought a copy of Naravane's book and told the media, "If the Prime Minister comes to Parliament, I will present him with this book." Later, in a post on X, he said: "This book is not by any opposition leader. This book is not by any foreign author. This book is by the country's former Army Chief (General Naravane) - and the surprising thing is that, according to the Cabinet Ministers, this book does not even exist. This book clearly states that when the Chinese army had entered our border, in such a critical moment, the Army Chief was made to wait. And when the time came to take a decision, the PM said - "Do whatever you think is appropriate." Gandhi alleged that "General Naravane himself writes that at that time he felt the political leadership had left the army alone." Union minister Giriraj Singh hit back at Gandhi and the Congress saying: "It is unfortunate. Throughout parliamentary history, both the ruling side and the Opposition have coexisted, and running the House has never been the responsibility of the treasury benches alone. For the first time, such chaos was created during the President's Address, with behaviour resembling that of immature children. Do they think this is the rule of a single family, that Parliament is the Congress office or Sonia Gandhi's home?" With Wednesday's proceedings drowned in disruptions, the first phase of the budget session has just six working days left to complete the debate on the President's speech and pass the General budget after discussions. A senior official told HT, "The schedules are now being redrawn as the Lok Sabha prepares to work in a tight schedule to complete the process. If there is no solution by Thursday, a proper debate on the President's speech would be next to impossible." On whether the PM might speak in the Upper House first, the official said: "There is a possibility that if order is not restored in LS, he might speak in RS tomorrow." To a question on whether there is a possibility of the PM speaking in the morning in Lok Sabha, a person familiar with the matter said the order of business, which begins with the question hour will not be disrupted. "In the past too, the opposition has disrupted the house when the PM spoke. In 2021, he was not allowed to introduce the ministers, over the years the opposition has shown little regard for Parliament functioning by disturbing the House. Today, when women MPs gathered around the well, it was clear they did not want the proceedings..." said a BJP leader. To another question on whether the PM is likely to speak in the Upper House first if Lok Sabha remains disrupted, the person quoted above said: "There is a possibility that if order is not restored in LS, he might speak in RS tomorrow."...