New Delhi, 20 July  

The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day to meet on Tuesday as Opposition members led by the Congress demanded action against the guilty in the medical entrance examination question paper leak.

"The House stands adjourned to meet at 11 am on Tuesday, 21st July, 2026," Deputy Chairman Harivansh said after his repeated request to respect the norms of the House went in vain.

On the opening day of the Monsoon sessionof Parliament, the Upper House witnessed six adjournments during the morning proceedings. The House was first adjourned soon after the laying of papers, followed by oath-taking by newly-elected members and obituary references.

After the papers were tabled, Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge rose to speak on the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak, saying the issue concerned the future of lakhs of students.

"Thousands of students have reached Jantar Mantar (where the protest is on), and they were lathi-charged," he said.

"The government is trying to beat them down and suppress the issue," Kharge said, as Opposition members shouted "shame, shame".

Amid the uproar, the Chairman adjourned the House till noon. The proceedings were adjourned for the second time till 12.30pm. The House was adjourned further till 12.50pm and then again till 2pm.

When the House met at 12.50pm, Opposition members continued raising slogans in favour of protesting students and the subsequent police action against them. They were also raising slogans against donation theft at Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.

As sloganeering continued, Rajya Sabha Chairman CP Radhakrishnan adjourned the House till 2pm.

As the House reassembled, the Deputy Chairman informed the members about the decision of the Business Advisory Committee, which, in its meeting held on Monday, allotted time for the government legislative businesses.

As the Opposition members continued to raise slogans, Harivansh urged them to maintain decorum. "The House is for dialogue and discussion. Please, let us debate," he said, adding that since morning, no work has happened in the House.

"Please maintain the decorum of the House," he urged. When the members refused to relent, he adjourned the House for half an hour till 2.30pm.

When the House met at 2:30pm, the Deputy Speaker tried to pacify the Opposition members and urged them to go back to their seats and allow the House to run. As the Opposition ignored his appeal, Harivansh adjourned the House for the day.