Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge interrupts during Leader of the House and BJP chief JP Nadda's speech, saying, "I want to know if this debate is over Vande Mataram or Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Whatever is being said here is distorted and not the truth."

On the ninth day of the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament, Congress MP Manickam Tagore called for a Beijing-style clean air plan to tackle Delhi's severe pollution, warning that millions are at risk from the deteriorating air quality.

Speaking in the Lok Sabha, Tagore said, "Delhi is breathing toxic acidic gas. Children are missing school, workers cannot stand outdoors, and hospitals are overflowing with respiratory and cardiac cases. People are not suffering; they are choking. What is the government's response?"

Highlighting the need for decisive action, Tagore demanded a Beijing-style clean air emergency plan for Delhi.

BJD Rajya Sabha member Manas Ranjan Mangaraj on Thursday appealed to the government to relocate Parliament's Winter and Budget sessions out of Delhi until air quality improves, calling the capital's annual pollution crisis a "man-made disaster."

Raising the issue during Zero Hour, Mangaraj, who hails from Odisha, drew parallels between his state's efficient response to natural calamities and the need for similar urgency in addressing Delhi's air pollution.

"Coming from Odisha, a state that fights cyclones, floods and natural calamities with unmatched discipline, I know what a crisis looks like. But what troubles me is... Delhi," he said.

The MP highlighted the daily exposure to toxic air faced by members, parliamentary officers, drivers, sanitation workers, and security personnel who keep the House functioning. "We cannot ignore their suffering. We cannot pretend this is normal," he said, adding that holding crucial parliamentary sessions during peak pollution months puts lives at risk unnecessarily.

The Lok Sabha on Thursday extended the tenure of the parliamentary committee examining bills that seek to introduce simultaneous polls to the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies.

Committee Chairman P P Chaudhary moved the motion seeking extension of the tenure of the Joint Committee on the Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill, 2024, and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024, up to the first day of the last week of the 2026 Budget session.

The Lok Sabha adopted the motion by a voice vote.

The committee has met constitutional experts, economists, Law Commission Chairman Dinesh Maheshwari, among others, since it was constituted last December. 

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday to move the Appropriation (No. 4) Bill, 2025, in the Lok Sabha to authorise payment and appropriation of additional funds from the Consolidated Fund of India for the financial year 2025-26.

The Lok Sabha convened at 11:00 am on Thursday with a full agenda, including questions, laying of papers, committee reports, and legislative business.

The House is set to discuss and vote on the first batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants for 2025-26, with members considering cut motions submitted against the demands.

Proceedings begin in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.

Actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut apologised to the Brazilian woman who became the phase of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's claims of 'vote-chori' in the Haryana Assembly election.

Addressing the Lok Sabha during the debate on electoral reforms on Wednesday, the Mandi MP said "every woman is entitled to her dignity" and slammed the Congress leader for using the Brazilian woman's photograph without her consent.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday praised Union Home Minister Amit Shah for delivering what he called an "outstanding speech", saying Shah had presented concrete facts on India's electoral process, highlighted the strength of the country's democracy and "exposed the lies of the Opposition."

Amit Shah and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi sparred over the allegations of 'vote chori' in the Parliament on Wednesday, with the latter challenging Shah to conduct a debate on his three press conferences pertaining to his claims of 'voter Chori', to which the Home Minister retorted "Parliament won't function as per his wish."

Kanyakumari MP Vijay Kumar moved an adjournment motion in Parliament calling for an urgent debate on Delhi's dangerous air pollution crisis. 

He said Delhi has reached a point where even breathing is unsafe, yet the Government has responded only with rhetoric and cosmetic measures.

Vijay Vasanth noted that cities like Beijing cleaned their air through strict emission controls and rapid public transport electrification, but Delhi still lacks a clear, science based plan. Power plants have not installed essential pollution control systems, EV infrastructure is weak, and there is no time-bound strategy.