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Lok Sabha approves President's speech without PM's reply for 1st time since 2004
short by Jayant Singh / on Thursday, 5 February, 2026
In the first such instance since 2004, the Lok Sabha on Thursday approved President's address to Parliament during the Budget Session without the Prime Minister's reply to it. The Motion of Thanks was cleared amid sloganeering by the Opposition MPs. PM Narendra Modi was about to speak in Lok Sabha on Wednesday, but the house was adjourned amid the ruckus.
read more at Hindustan Times