Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned for the day on Tuesday, amid ongoing protests by the Opposition parties over Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Bihar and sudden resignation of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar. The Houses will now reconvene on Wednesday.

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday wished Jagdeep Dhankhar, who resigned as Vice President on Monday, good health and expressed hope that his successor would do justice to the office.

"First of all, I hope for his better health and pray to God to keep the former vice president well and give him a long life. I think this is the first time perhaps that a vice president of the country has resigned in such a manner," Mr Abdullah

Jagdeep Dhankhar's resignation as Vice President of India has been accepted by the President of India, Droupadi Murmu.

Both houses of the Parliament, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, have been adjourned for the day. The sessions will resume on July 23 at 11 am.

The proceedings of the Lower House of the Parliament were adjourned till 2 pm on Tuesday amid sloganeering by Opposition MPs demanding discussion on SIR (Special Intensive Revision) of the electoral roll in Bihar.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished Jagdeep Dhankhar "good health" a day after the now-former Vice President resigned citing health reasons.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi joined the protest with other Opposition leaders against the Bihar electoral rolls revision.

"Today I joined the protest with my INDIA alliance colleagues in the Parliament premises against the vote theft happening in Bihar under the guise of SIR. Voting is the right of every citizen, we will not let it be snatched away at any cost. We will fight unitedly against the anti-constitutional forces," he said.

The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha proceedings have resumed after a brief adjournment.

In a sudden move, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned from his post on Monday evening to "prioritise health". He has sent his letter to President Droupadi Murmu, saying he is stepping down with immediate effect.

"To prioritise health care and abide by medical advice, I hereby resign as the Vice President of India, effective immediately," his letter read.

His abrupt move followed an eventful day in the Rajya Sabha -  the first day of the Monsoon session of Parliament - under his chairmanship. An opposition-sponsored notice for a motion to remove Justice Yashwant Varma over burnt wads of cash found at his residence was submitted to him, and he mentioned it in the House and asked the secretary general to take further necessary steps. The development came even as the ruling alliance had sponsored a similar notice in the Lok Sabha and taken the opposition on board.

Opposition MPs have carried out a protest outside the Parliament over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) electoral rolls in Bihar.

An Opposition-sponsored motion to remove a judge after a massive cash recovery from his home set in motion the chain of events eventually leading to Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar's shock resignation last night.

Amid the intrigue surrounding the Vice President's resignation, sources have told NDTV that a phone call from the Centre snowballed into a face-off, leaving the Vice President with little choice. The sources have also indicated that Jagdeep Dhankhar's resignation, ostensibly on health grounds, may have saved him from the disgrace of a government-backed no-confidence motion.

At the centre of it all is an Opposition-backed notice for a motion to remove Justice Yashwant Varma, who hit the headlines after a massive cash recovery at his official residence. When Rajya Sabha met for the Monsoon Session yesterday, Opposition MPs moved the notice. Mr Dhankhar, Chairman of the Upper House, accepted the notice and asked the House's secretary general to take necessary steps.

A meeting of senior BJP leaders and Union Ministers was held at Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's room in Parliament House on Tuesday, reported news agency ANI. Union Ministers Amit Shah, S Jaishankar, JP Nadda, Shivraj Singh Chauhan, Kiren Rijiju, and Arjun Ram Meghwal were present in the meeting. 

The meeting comes amid Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar's resignation.

Lok Sabha adjourned till 12 pm amid sloganeering by opposition.

Rajya Sabha adjourned till 12 pm amid sloganeering by opposition.

The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha proceedings resumed with Rajya Sabha Deputy Speaker Harivansh Narayan Singh in Chair after Jagdeep Dhankhar's resignation.

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, who resigned on Monday, will not give a farewell speech today citing "health issues", sources said.

On Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar's resignation, Rajya Sabha LoP and Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said, "Only he knows the reason. We have nothing to say on this. Either the government knows or he knows. It is up to the government to accept his resignation or not."

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar's abrupt resignation on Monday evening has opened the contest for his successor.

With the ruling BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) enjoying a majority in the electorate, which includes the members of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, it was taken by surprise by Dhankhar's decision to quit. It is likely to consider the probable names in the coming days.

One of the governors, as Dhankhar was of West Bengal before taking the vice president's office, or a seasoned organisational leader or one of the Union ministers -- the BJP has a large pool of leaders to choose from for the position.

Congress MP Manickam Tagore, who submits an adjournment motion to discuss the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, said that it is a "part of a conspiracy to snatch the voting rights of the poor people of Bihar".

"The Election Commission of India is also supporting the BJP in this conspiracy. This is very sad...I hope this issue will be discussed in Parliament," he said.

Congress MP Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka on Tuesday morning moved an adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha to discuss the self-immolation of a young student from Odisha's Balasore, who died reportedly due to "mental harassment and failure of the institutional mechanisms to respond to her repeated complaints."

"Allegedly the student had been facing persistent harassment and intimidation at the hands of certain faculty members and peers, and despite her written and verbal appeals to the authorities concerned, no timely or meaningful action was taken to address her grievances, pushing her to take the extreme step," the notice read.

A 16-hour debate on Operation Sindoor has been scheduled for next week in parliament. This was announced by the Business Advisory Committee after strong demands from the Opposition.

The Opposition has insisted that the debate should be held this week and Prime Minister Narendra Modi must reply. But the matter had to be deferred to next week in view of a scheduled foreign visit of the Prime Minister.

Operation Sindoor - the Indian retaliation to the April 22 terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam -- was among the eight topics the Opposition had sought discussion on during the monsoon session of parliament. The topics were decided on during a marathon virtual meeting of 24 Opposition parties last week. 

The government's assent to the Operation Sindoor debate came since, sources have said. 

Congress MP Manickam Tagore submits an adjournment motion to discuss the urgent matter of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar and its threat to democratic rights.

In a sudden move, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned from his post on Monday evening to "prioritise health". He has sent his letter to President Droupadi Murmu, saying he is stepping down with immediate effect.

"To prioritise health care and abide by medical advice, I hereby resign as the Vice President of India, effective immediately," his letter read.

His abrupt move followed an eventful day in the Rajya Sabha -  the first day of the Monsoon session of Parliament - under his chairmanship. An opposition-sponsored notice for a motion to remove Justice Yashwant Varma over burnt wads of cash found at his residence was submitted to him, and he mentioned it in the House and asked the secretary general to take further necessary steps. The development came even as the ruling alliance had sponsored a similar notice in the Lok Sabha and taken the opposition on board.

The second day of the monsoon session in the Parliament is set to resume today, with the focus likely to be on Bihar Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad. AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh has already given a Suspension of Business notice in the Upper House, demanding a discussion on the Bihar electoral lists.

The first day witnessed a stormy session as the Congress-led Opposition demanded an immediate discussion on Operation Sindoor.