Curtains on stormy Monsoon Session | Kiren Rijiju targets Congress for ‘disruption’; Opposition got ‘upper hand’: Ramesh

The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, passed by the Parliament on August 13 seeks to restrict the State’s powers to levy taxes on mineral rights and mineral-bearing lands. (PTI) 6 min readNew DelhiAug 14, 2026 03:11 AM IST First published on: Aug 13, 2026 at 09:06 PM IST The 25-day-long Monsoon Session of Parliament, which came to an end Thursday, was marred by adjournments, sloganeering, allegations and counter-allegations due to a sustained standoff between the ruling BJP-led NDA and the Opposition INDIA bloc on various issues. Both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha were adjourned sine die following the recitation of the national song Vande Mataram immediately after their sittings resumed in the morning.It turned out to be a stormy session that saw relentless protests by the Opposition members, within and outside Parliament, on police crackdown on the Jantar Mantar student protesters during their march on Parliament on July 20 – the opening day of the session – besides alleged theft of donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya, with several Bills passed without a debate.