New Delhi: Two days after Dharmendra Pradhan resigned as the Union education minister, the impasse between the opposition and the government continued in parliament on Monday (July 27). While the opposition demanded a statement from Union home minister Amit Shah in the House over the police action against protesters, the government sought that the legislative business should begin with a discussion on The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026.The day began with opposition MPs staging a protest outside parliament holding banners that read, “exam chori, chanda (donation) chori, vote chori”. Inside the House, the opposition demanded a statement from Shah as soon as proceedings started. Amid the din, MoS PMO Jitendra Singh introduced the The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, at noon, before the House was adjourned again till 2 pm.Speaking outside parliament to reporters, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said that the police are filing FIRs against students who had participated in the protests.“This is the limit. Even now, FIRs are being registered against students in Bihar and West Bengal. I have heard, though I have not verified it, that parents of girls who participated in the protests received calls asking why they had allowed their daughters to join the demonstrations. What kind of nonsense is this?” she asked.“Can’t girls protest? And what was the need for AK-47s and such weapons at the protest site? What is wrong with these people? The students are not terrorists,” she said, referring to a viral social media image that showed a police official in Bihar’s Siwan firing an AK-47 gun on protesters on Saturday. When the House reconvened at 2 pm, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said that 93 amendments had been received for the bill and appealed for a discussion. As the opposition raised slogans demanding Shah’s statement, the House was adjourned again till 5 pm. At 5 pm, Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju accused the opposition of not participating in the discussion, despite asking for one.Also read: In First Appearance After Resignation, Dharmendra Pradhan Gets Hero’s Welcome from BJP MPs in Parliament“All the members have come prepared, and several members from the opposition have also submitted amendments; they also are well-prepared. This is an important Bill, one that is vital for the lives of children, youth, and students…Yet, the Congress party and some of its allies are deliberately preventing a discussion on such an important Bill,” said Rijiju.“Initially, they were insisting that a discussion should take place, pointing out that the matter concerns examinations and the welfare of children. Now that such a significant Bill has been brought forward for discussion, and time has been allocated, they are still behaving in this manner,” he added.The House was adjourned till Tuesday, but Rijiju then went to the Rajya Sabha where he once again accused the opposition of not participating in the discussion.The Rajya Sabha also saw similar scenes as leader of opposition Mallikarjun Kharge sought a discussion under Rule 267 on the police action last week. However, Kharge was not allowed to make his statement and the House saw repeated adjournments as the opposition demanded a statement from Shah.When the House reconvened after 5 pm, Rijiju said that Kharge should counsel other MPs to let the discussion on the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026, be taken up. The bill had been introduced by MoS Home Nityananda Rai last week.“I had high hopes this morning that Kharge ji would at least counsel his Congress MPs. After all, for a long time, they have been insisting on the need to discuss the NEET paper leak and the future of our students. We have brought forward such a crucial Bill,” said Rijiju.“We appealed to the Congress yesterday and again this morning, yet they remain unwilling to cooperate…Outside, Congress members claim that they are not being allowed to speak in Parliament. On the contrary, here we are earnestly requesting them to participate in the discussion, but they are refusing to do so,” he said.Through the day, however, the government did not make any mention of former education minister Dharmendra Pradhan who had to resign on Saturday or the police action that was unleashed on protesters last week.