The Rajya Sabha saw a stormy start to Thursday’s session, with uproar over the denial of permission for Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi to speak. Opposition accused the government of gagging the LoP, while Leader of House J.P. Nadda and Union Minister Kiren Rijiju defended procedures and blamed the Opposition

The Opposition plans to move a resolution in the Lok Sabha to remove Speaker Om Birla, accusing him of disallowing Rahul Gandhi from speaking and failing to act against a BJP MP