New Delhi, Feb. 9 -- Both Houses of Parliament are scheduled to begin discussion on the Union Budget 2026-27 on Monday, which was presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on 1 February.

Last week, the proceedings were marred by adournments amid protests by opposition members in both the Houses.

The Lok Sabha passed the Motion of Thanks by a voice vote, without the Prime Minister's customary reply, amid uproar by the Opposition over the Indo-U.S. trade deal and the Chair's "not allowing" Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi to make his speech.

Speaker Om Birla said on Thursday (February 5, 2026) that he had asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to come to Lok Sabha to deliver his response to the Motion of Thanks to the President's...