2:22 pm: Rajya Sabha adjourned for the fourth time in the day after Opposition MPs refuse to allow discussion. House to reassemble at 3 pm.
2:21 pm: Congress MPs enter the well of the House demanding Sushma Swaraj's resignation.
2:20 pm: Anand Sharma does not move the motion to start the discussion despite Chair asking it many times
2:15 pm: Rajya Sabha chairs allows motion for discussion on Sushma Swaraj-Lalit Modi row to be moved. Anand Sharma asked to move the motion.
2:15 pm: Pramod Tiwari: Vyapam Scam has taken many lives. We are ready for a discussion only after Sushma Swaraj, Shivraj Singh Chauhan and Vasundhra Raje resign.
2:00 pm: Rajya Sabha resumes. Rajya Sabha chair has said that it has not yet allowed the motion, decision is yet to be taken.
12:50 pm: "I am ready for a debate today itself. I asked Shri Arun Jaitley to convey this to Rajya Sabha. Shri Arun Jaitley has conveyed this to the House. We are looking forward to the Opposition's response", Sushma Swaraj tweets.
12:45 am: Arun Jaitley: Sushma Swaraj was ready to give a statement in Parliament over Lalit Modi row but the Opposition is not ready for discussion.
12:40 am: Arun Jaitley addresses media in Parliament, says Opposition was not ready for a discussion.
12:35 am: Congress plans protests against Vyapam and Lalit Modi. They are likely to move an adjournment motion on Wednesday on Vyapam and on Lalit Modi on Thursday. Congress MPs will protest outside the Gandhi statue in Delhi on Wedesday.
12:30 am: The Rajya Sabha yet again faces an adjournment. Opposition members raised uproar while Jaitley was giving a statement in the House following which the Speaker had to adjourn the Rajya Sabha.
12:15 am: Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, Arun Jaitley said that Sushma Swaraj will soon make a statement on the Lalit Modi row. "If Congress wants discussion, we are ready for it. We are ready to debate Lalit Modi controversy in Parliament," he said.
12:10 am: PM Modi meets Congress President Sonia Gandhi, SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav in the House.
12:01 am: Rajya Sabha resumed briefly at 12 noon and was adjourned yet again after disruptions. The House will reassemble at 12:30 pm.
11:50 am: Ravishankar Prasad: We are ready for discussion on all issues. Opposition is running away from discussion.
11:40 am: BJP leader Subramaniyam Swamy has written a letter to party president Amit Shah demanding a special session of the national executive to discuss the Ram Mandir issue.
11:30 am: Rajya Sabha adjourned till 12 noon over Lalit Modi issue.
11:20 am: Lok Sabha adjourned for the day after obituary references.
11:15 am: Just at the start of the session, the Congress has started targeting Modi government over the Lalit Modi issue. "All Modi's promises over transparency and accountability are being questioned. Government changes but not laws. A minister told UK government to sanction Lalit Modi's travel document's over some humanitarian grounds," Congress leader Anand Sharma said.
11:05 am: BJP distances itself from Shanta Kumar statement, says it is influenced by Congress remarks and based on the campaign run by them. "Perhaps he is not aware of facts. We consider Shanta Kumar to be senior leader but we completely disassociate ourselves with his statement," Rajiv Pratap Rudy said. In a major embarrassment for the BJP, Shanta Kumar wrote a letter to party President Amit Shah saying that the multi-crore Vyapam scam has dented the image of the NDA.
11:00 am: Obituary references read in both Houses of Parliament.
11:00 am: Monsoon session of Parliament begins.
10:35 am: BSP demands resignation of BJP ministers. "It will be better for Vasundhra Raje and Sushma Swaraj to resign over links with Lalit Modi," says BSP supremo Mayawati.
10:30 am: PM Modi: Today monsoon session begins. All party meeting happened in a very good atmosphere. Hopeful that Parliament will pass important bills. Also hope that in this session, many important decisions will be taken and House will work as per the expectations of the people.
10:25 am: PM Modi arrives in Parliament for the first day of the Monsoon session
10:20 am: MoS, Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore: If there is any truth then we will ourselves ask for resignations but there should be proper investigation. Congress must realise the need to work for the development of the country.
10:15 am: PM will be meeting top ministers, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Parliamentary Affairs Minister at 10:45 am.
10:01 am: Congress leader Rashid Alvi: We have always maintained our stand. Sushma Swaraj, Vasundhara Raje and Shivraj Singh Chouhan should resign. If they resign, Parliament will function. This is our demand.
09:45 am: Congress leader Pramod Tiwari: We have given a notice in Parliament for discussion on Lalit Gate, Vyapam and the case involving Pankaja Munde. Vyapam is a deadly scam where many witnesses have been killed. PM should answer, why is he silent on Vyapam?
9:44:am Minister of State for Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi: We are ready to discuss each and every issue but the Congress believes in disruptions not discussions. Our MPs have given notices to discuss Uttarakhand relief scam, Goa and Assam watergate scams which has Congress leaders and ministers involved. In Karnataka, there are reports of farmers suicides, we want a discussion on it. Congress doesn't want a healthy discussion on any issue.
09:37:am Venkaiah Naidu: The Opposition has still not recovered from their defeat. They are still blocking development by not allowing acquisition of land. In the all party meeting, except for Congress, all parties want the House to function.
9:29 am: Congress is likely to give an adjournment motion to discuss the controversy arising out of Lalit Modi issue. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu said that External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will be make a statement in the Parliament.
Parliament's Monsoon Session is likely to be a very stormy one. In a strange turn of events, Prime Minister Narendra Modi who rode to power on the anti-corruption platform a year ago will have to answer the charges levelled by opposition parties against some of his own Cabinet and party colleagues in the current session. The Opposition led by the just 44-member Congress looks more energetic and is unlikely to give any breathing space to the government during the session.
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