Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge brought up the incident of alleged ‘shuddhikaran’ (purification) ceremony held at Haldwani’s Ramlila Ground after the Congress president addressed a rally there on August 8, 2026.

“Register a case against this act of untouchability. That is my demand,” Mr. Kharge said, claiming that the BJP had a role to play in the incident.

To this, Leader of the House J.P. Nadda said the BJP does not subscribe to such activities. Condeming the incident, he said the BJP National President Nitin Nabin will take the matter seriously. “Strict action will be taken against those found responsible upon investigation,” he said, asking the Congress to not “politicise” the issue.

“Untouchability is not a sin. We all condemn it irrespective of party or ideology. We are all pure and there is no need to purify us. I request the government to take this up for investigation and those responsible must be punished. No two ways about it,” Chair Radhakrishnan said in his observations.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla conducts the proceedings of the House during the Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Tuesday.
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Report of an inquiry committee which invested allegations against Justice Yashwant Varma — against whom removal proceedings were initiated over the alleged discovery of unaccounted for cash from his official residence — will be placed before the Lok Sabha on Wednesday (August 12, 2026).

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According to the list of business of the Lok Sabha for Wednesday (August 12, 2026), the secretary general will “lay” the two volumes of the report along with oral evidence in the House.

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Meanwhile, Congress MP Manickam Tagore gave notice of an Adjournment Motion in the Lok Sabha seeking a discussion on the alleged theft, misappropriation and irregular handling of temple donations and valuables across the country.

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Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Tuesday moved an adjournment motion in the Lok Sabha, demanding Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement on alleged police action against students during a protest held at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on July 20, 2026. 

In its notice, Mr. Tagore alleged that lathi charges, pellet guns, tear gas, and water cannons were used against students, including women participants, resulting in injuries and widespread public concern, emphasising that these allegations require a full, fair and transparent examination by the Lok Sabha House. 

“I seek leave to move an Adjournment Motion to discuss a matter of urgent public importance concerning the police action during the student protest held at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, on 20 July 2026. Reports and allegations arising from the incident have raised serious concerns regarding the nature and proportionality of force used to disperse the protesters. It has been alleged that lathi charges, pellet guns, tear gas, and water cannons were used against students, including women participants, resulting in injuries and widespread public concern. These allegations require a full, fair and transparent examination,” the Congress leader said.

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Opposition MPs, including Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, protested in Parliament House complex on Monday over the alleged theft of donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya and the “police excesses” against student protesters.

They demanded that Home Minister Amit Shah must come to Parliament and make a statement on the alleged police excesses during the July 20 student protest over the paper leak issue.

Carrying placards against the government, the MPs protested in front of the Makar Dwar of Parliament with slogans such as ‘chhanda chor, gaddi chor’, ‘Amit Shah jawaab do’ and ‘chanda chor kahan milenge, BJP ke daftar mein’.

The MPs also kept a donation box at the spot to symbolise the alleged theft of donations at the Ram temple and lined up around them to raise slogans against the government.

The Opposition MPs, mostly from the Congress and the Samajwadi Party, lined up behind a big banner that read ‘Amit Shah jawaab do”, and raised slogans against the Home Minister.

The INDIA bloc has vowed to corner the government on issues of alleged theft of donations at the Ram temple and the use of “brutal force” against students during their protests last week.

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Congress MP K.C. Venugopal moved an Adjournment Motion notice in the Lok Sabha to discuss what he described as “shocking revelations” of massive financial fraud and embezzlement of public donations at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.

In his notice, Mr. Venugopal alleged, “There is an urgent need to discuss the shocking revelations of massive financial fraud, theft, and embezzlement of public donations at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. Recent reports indicate a highly organised racket operating within the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, where bundles of cash and valuable jewellery donated by millions of devoted citizens have been systematically siphoned off.”

He further alleged a coordinated effort to cover up the irregularities, saying, “The deliberate destruction of 7 to 8 months of crucial CCTV footage to cover up these crimes, coupled with the unceremonious removal of the former Chief Accounts Officer who red-flagged these irregularities as early as 2020- 21, points to deep-rooted institutional complicity.”

The Congress leader dismissed the existing investigation by the State government as “mere eyewash”.

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When asked about Rajya Sabha proceedings, CPI MP P Sandosh, said, “That was in fact a big achievement for the opposition, we were continuously demanding that the HM should come and make a statement, it was a very earnest, sincere, simple, genuine demand, which the government was not ready to concede, many reasons, but finally the chair had to intervene, the chairman of the Rajya Sabha, without any ambiguity, he instructed Mr. Rijiju to convey the feeling of the opposition, why the HM is not present, what is the reason of his absence, now it’s on record, Mr. Rijiju has to convey the reply to the House. We are waiting for that reply.”- PTI