Breaking News, Latest Updates, Highlights Of June 28

On the adjournment of Lok Sabha for the day over Opposition's protest on the NEET issue, Union Minister Chirag Paswan says, "In the motion of thanks, every MP has the right to decide which issue he wants to raise...The government is very serious about the NEET issue...What did they (opposition) get by halting the proceedings of the house ?... Their only intention is to create ruckus in the house."

After the adjournment of Lok Sabha for the day amid Opposition's din over the NEET issue, Congress MP Manickam Tagore says, "Rahul Gandhi raised the NEET issue. Who switched off his mic?... It is BJP's plan to have no discussion on NEET, NTA's failure as an institution. The Education Minister is not coming to the parliament. They are not ready to discuss the issue in parliament...We will continue to raise the issue."

WATCH: Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Phulo Devi Netam being taken away in an ambulance from Parliament after she felt dizzy and fell. She was protesting in the Well of of the upper House over the NEET issue when the incident took place. She is being taken to Delhi's RML hospital.,

#WATCH | Congress party's Rajya Sabha MP Phulo Devi Netam being taken away in an ambulance from Parliament after she felt dizzy and fell. She was protesting in the Well of of the House over NEET issue when the incident happened. She is being taken to RML hospital. pic.twitter.com/ljyXgCfuMA,— ANI (@ANI) June 28, 2024

On Opposition's insistence for discussion on NEET row outside the scope of debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President's address, Rajya Sabha LoP and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge says, "Under Rule 267 we are demanding a special discussion on it in the House, and after that, we will state our demands.",

After Lok Sabha adjourned till 1st July amid ruckus in the House over Opposition's demand for discussion on NEET-UG "paper leak" row issue. BJP MP and actor Kangana Ranaut says, "You saw their conduct there. Speaker too rebuked them...But it seems that they (Opposition) are not ready to listen to anyone. We are here for the first time and we too were flummoxed as to what has happened...It felt bad to see them not letting anyone speak. Forgetting the discussion on Motion of Thanks to President's Address, they were acting arbitrarily...I don't think such conduct should be acceptable."

"We are not going to spare anyone. Those who were in charge of NTA have been removed and the responsibility has been given to senior officials. All this is proof of the government's commitment... I want to appeal to the opposition that they should not confuse the students," Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said.

On protest by opposition MPs in Parliament over the NEET issue, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan says, "The government is ready for every kind of discussion, but everything should happen within tradition and decorum. When the President herself spoke about the exam in her speech yesterday, it shows the government's intention that we are ready to face any issue... The government's responsibility is towards the youth of the country, towards the students of the country... The government is ready to put forth its side, then what is the confusion? ... We are going to take the strictest action and the CBI is going to catch everyone, we will not spare anyone. A credible high-level committee has also been formed for reform, soon the date of all those exams will also be announced. I also request the opposition to come out of politics and join the discussion..."

"The speaker was continuously saying that opposition can put forth their views on NEET issue in motion of thanks, but they were not ready for that. They had to pass motion of adjournment. The time of House was wasted," LJP MP Shambhavi Choudhary said.

Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar says, "Today is such a tainted day in the history of the Indian Parliament that the Leader of the Opposition himself has come to the Well. This has never happened before. I am pained, shocked. The Indian parliamentary tradition will deteriorate to such an extent that the Leader of the Opposition will come to the Well, the Deputy Leader will come to the Well.",

#WATCH | Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar says, "Today is such a tainted day in the history of the Indian Parliament that the Leader of the Opposition himself has come to the Well. This has never happened before. I am pained, shocked. The Indian… pic.twitter.com/S1KUdKvO4z,— ANI (@ANI) June 28, 2024

As sloganeering by Opposition members over the NEET-UG issue continued to disrupt the Motion of Thanks in Rajya Sabha, the Upper House has been adjourned till 2 pm.

Lok Sabha proceedings adjourned for the day amid opposition uproar over alleged irregularities in the conduct of the NEET-UG 2024 medical entrance exam.

Lok Sabha proceedings resume amid chants on NEET-UG by Opposition members. Speaker Om Birla urges calm to let the Motion of Thanks on the President's address advance, saying that any issue that the Opposition wishes to raise can be brought up during the debate on the motion. 

Speaking to reporters outside the Parliament building on the collapse of a portion of the roof at Delhi airport's Terminal-1, RJD MP Misa Bharti targets billionaire Gautam Adani, saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should address the issue. "I have seen it on the television, rain has just begun and the canopy of T-1 has collapsed. The PM should look into these things. I think Adani Ji should come before the media and speak about it as it was built by him," she says.

The accident at Delhi's IGI Airport on Friday left one person dead and several others injured.

Lok Sabha adjourned til 12 noon. Leader of Opposition (LoP) of the House, Rahul Gandhi, raised NEET-UG issue and demanded, along wth Opposition MPs, that the matter be discussed.

Speaker Om Birla insisted that discussion on Motion of Thanks to President's Address be taken up first. LoP says, "...We wanted to give a joint message to the students of India, on behalf of Opposition and Government - that we consider this an important issue. So, we thought that to respect students we will have discussion on NEET today, a dedicated discussion..."

Rajya Sabha adjourned till 12 pm amid din by Opposition members over NEET-UG issue.

BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi moves in Rajya Sabha the Motion of Thanks on President's address to the joint session of Parliament.

WATCH: AAP MPs protest against the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister and party supremo Arvind Kejriwal, in Parliament premises.,

#WATCH | Delhi: AAP MPs protest against the arrest of Delhi CM and AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal, in Parliament premises. pic.twitter.com/Q6RkGSeN1G,— ANI (@ANI) June 28, 2024

NEET Row: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, says, "Yesterday, all the leaders of the opposition parties had a meeting and it was unanimous that today, we want a discussion on the NEET issue...There should be a discussion on NEET here in the House. I request the Prime Minister that this is an issue of the youth and it should be discussed properly and it should be a respectful discussion. We will do it respectfully. You should also join the discussion, you should also participate because this is a matter of the youth. A message should go from the Parliament that the Indian government and the opposition are talking about the students together."

Parliament Session: BJP MP and former union minister Anurag Thakur will move the Motion of Thanks on the President's address in Lok Sabha today.