Parliament’s Monsoon Session enters its final day today with the government and Opposition still locked in a bitter standoff over the student protests, with little meaningful discussion taking place on key issues, including the FCRA Bill. The deadlock continued even after Union Home Minister Amit Shah offered to participate in an extended debate on the protests and allegations of police action against students.

“We are ready for all kinds of discussions from 3 pm today until 3 pm tomorrow. I will remain present in the House, listen to everyone and answer every question. The government has nothing to hide,” Shah said on Wednesday.

Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, however, rejected the offer, insisting that the Opposition wanted a direct answer on who ordered the use of pellet guns and force against protesters, rather than what he described as a “lecture” from the Home Minister.

The Parliament has seen repeated disruptions from the Opposition since the start of the Monsoon Session, demanding answers from the government and Rahul Gandhi is seeking a response from Shah. The Opposition has insisted on the Home Minister’s statement in the House over allegations of police excesses and the use of pellet guns during the July 20 students’ protest march near Jantar Mantar on the NEET paper leak.

The Lok Sabha was eventually adjourned once again amid sloganeering, despite repeated appeals from the government to allow the House to function and take up the discussion.

With the session concluding today, the prolonged disruptions have left several issues without substantive debate.

Meanwhile, the Lok Sabha on Wednesday sent the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, to a 31-member joint committee of Parliament amid protests by opposition parties, which alleged that the proposed law targets minorities and NGOs and demanded its withdrawal.

The government rejected the charge and challenged the opposition parties to identify even one provision that discriminates against minorities.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said the Congress and other opposition parties had themselves demanded that the Bill be referred to a House committee for detailed scrutiny and alleged that a campaign was being run to mislead certain communities.

The motion to refer the Bill to the joint committee was moved by Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai amid sloganeering by opposition MPs demanding the presence of Home Minister Amit Shah in the House.

The committee has been asked to submit its report to the Lok Sabha by the last day of the first week of the Winter Session of Parliament in 2026.

The monsoon session of Parliament began on July 20.