Updated on: Feb 03, 2026 8:54:59 AM IST
Parliament LIVE updates: LoP in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi speaks to the media during the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026.
Parliament LIVE updates: The Lok Sabha will resume today after Monday’s proceedings were hampered by uproar over former Army chief MM Naravane’s unpublished ‘memoir’ as Leader of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, referred to an unpublished book by the General. Lok Sabha was first adjourned till 3 pm, then 4 pm and subsequently was adjourned for the day as Gandhi insisted on speaking about a specific matter related to the 2020 border standoff with China, citing Naravane’s memoir.
Chaotic scenes unfolded in the lower House as BJP members strongly objected to his remarks, saying he was speaking outside the rules of the House.
Union home minister Amit Shah and defence minister Rajnath Singh objected to the mention of the book, and argued that only formally published material could be quoted in the House.
Amid the ruckus, Congress Lok Sabha MPs are scheduled to hold a meeting at 10.30 am in the Congress Parliamentary Party office in Parliament on Tuesday, news agency ANI reported.
Row over Naravane’s ‘memoir’ and repeated adjournments
The mention of Naravane’s book was made in the Lok Sabha when Gandhi sought to quote from his unpublished memoir on the 2020 India-China conflict to attack Prime Minister Narendra Modi and defence minister Rajnath Singh.
The move quickly led to a backlash from BJP leaders who accused Gandhi of misleading the House and belittling the armed forces. Gandhi said that the government is ‘afraid’ of a line that he wanted to quote from Naravane’s memoir, affirming that he would quote the same in the Rajya Sabha.
The BJP alleged that the leader undermined the dignity of the House and hurt the sentiment of Indian soldiers with his false allegations. Several BJP leaders demanded Gandhi to stop “speaking the language of anti-India elements”. Lok Sabha Speaker, Om Birla, did not allow Gandhi to raise the issue. Following the ruckus, the House was adjourned twice and later for the day as heated exchanges took place between the members of the ruling and opposition parties.
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Chaotic scenes unfolded in the lower House as BJP members strongly objected to his remarks, saying he was speaking outside the rules of the House.
Union home minister Amit Shah and defence minister Rajnath Singh objected to the mention of the book, and argued that only formally published material could be quoted in the House.
Amid the ruckus, Congress Lok Sabha MPs are scheduled to hold a meeting at 10.30 am in the Congress Parliamentary Party office in Parliament on Tuesday, news agency ANI reported.
Row over Naravane’s ‘memoir’ and repeated adjournments
The mention of Naravane’s book was made in the Lok Sabha when Gandhi sought to quote from his unpublished memoir on the 2020 India-China conflict to attack Prime Minister Narendra Modi and defence minister Rajnath Singh.
The move quickly led to a backlash from BJP leaders who accused Gandhi of misleading the House and belittling the armed forces. Gandhi said that the government is ‘afraid’ of a line that he wanted to quote from Naravane’s memoir, affirming that he would quote the same in the Rajya Sabha.
The BJP alleged that the leader undermined the dignity of the House and hurt the sentiment of Indian soldiers with his false allegations. Several BJP leaders demanded Gandhi to stop “speaking the language of anti-India elements”. Lok Sabha Speaker, Om Birla, did not allow Gandhi to raise the issue. Following the ruckus, the House was adjourned twice and later for the day as heated exchanges took place between the members of the ruling and opposition parties.
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Feb 03, 2026 8:54:59 AM IST
Parliament LIVE updates: What Rahul Gandhi said after Naravane memoir reference row
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Monday cleared the air over his recent comments on the government’s handling of the 2020 China border clash, which led to an uproar in the Lok Sabha.
The Raebareli MP clarified that this is the perspective of former Army Chief, referring to Gen (retd) M M Naravane and his unpublished memoir.
“This is not me, this is what the Army Chief (former) has written in a book,” Gandhi was quoted by news agency PTI as saying.
Rahul Gandhi further said that the book is not being allowed to be published and called it “languishing”.
“Why are they so scared of the Army Chief’s perspective? Why are they so scared of what the Army Chief has to say?” Gandhi added.
Feb 03, 2026 8:37:56 AM IST
Parliament LIVE updates: Repeated adjournments on Monday
Parliament LIVE updates: Rahul Gandhi’s reference to Naravane’s book led to a chaos in the Lok Sabha and the House was first adjourned till 3 pm, then 4 pm and subsequently was adjourned for the day on Monday.
Feb 03, 2026 8:35:02 AM IST
Parliament LIVE updates: The 50-minute-long ruckus on an unpublished ‘memoir’
Parliament LIVE updates: The ruckus continued for nearly 50 minutes after Rahul Gandhi referred to Naravane’s book. Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla constantly said that no book or newspaper clipping could be quoted on a matter not related to the proceedings of the House, and Gandhi insisted that the document was authenticated and he could quote from it.
Feb 03, 2026 8:34:04 AM IST
Parliament LIVE updates: Why did Rahul Gandhi refer to Naravane’s book?
Parliament LIVE updates: In the Lok Sabha on Monday, Rahul Gandhi said he would want to respond to charges levelled against Congress by BJP MP Tejasvi Surya on nationalism. After this, he began quoting from what he said was the “memoir” of ex-army chief MM Naravane talking about the India-China conflict of 2020. Defence minister Rajnath Singh and home minister Amit Shah strongly objected to this and asked him to clarify whether the book had been published.
Feb 03, 2026 8:30:43 AM IST
Parliament LIVE updates: Row over Naravane’s unpublished memoir
Parliament LIVE updates: LoP Rahul Gandhi cited ex-army chief MM Naravane’s book in the Lok Sabha as he sought to quote from his unpublished memoir on the 2020 India-China conflict to attack Prime Minister Narendra Modi and defence minister Rajnath Singh. This prompted a backlash from BJP leaders who accused Gandhi of misleading the Lok Sabha and belittling the armed forces, while Gandhi said that the government was ‘afraid’ of a line that he wanted to quote from Naravane’s memoir, affirming that he would quote the same in the Rajya Sabha.
Feb 03, 2026 8:26:32 AM IST
Parliament LIVE updates: Congress MPs to meet today
Parliament LIVE updates: Congress party’s Lok Sabha MPs will hold a meeting today at 10:30 am in the Congress Parliamentary Party office in Parliament, news agency ANI reported. The meeting comes day after ruckus in the Parliament as LoP Rahul Gandhi referred to former Army chief MM Naravane’s unpublished memoir on the 2020 India-China conflict to attack Prime Minister Narendra Modi and defence minister Rajnath Singh.