In Parliament Session opening remarks, PM Modi takes swipe at '56-year-old youth' Rahul Gandhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Mondya praised ‘Skyroot’s space start-up while taking an indirect swipe at 56-year-old youth Rahul Gandhi, the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha.

“India's youth have embarked on a new journey into space. I was told that the average age of the entire team working at the 'Skyroot' startup is merely 28 years. Young people like these have accomplished this feat. I am not speaking of a 56-year-old youth,” PM Modi said in his remarks ahead of Monsoon session of Parliament.

The Monsoon Session of Parliament beginning today is set to witness the Centre and the Opposition locking horns on several contentious issues. This session will have a total of 19 sittings, during which discussions on legislative works and other important issues will take place until 13 August.

Opposition is all set to corner the government on host of issues including the Ram temple donation theft row, political defections, students’ protests on CBSE-NEET, ethanol-blended fuel, among others.

The government has listed key legislations, including taxation and education reforms. The government’s agenda did not include the re-introduction of the delimitation bill that it failed to pass in April due to a lack of numbers. Some reports suggested, the government may bring a revised bill later in the session.

According to the List of Business in the Lok Sabha, the Centre is set to introduce the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026, which will replace the ordinance increasing the maximum strength of judges in the apex court from 33 to 37.

In the Rajya Sabha, the government has listed a bill to make any insult or obstruction to the singing of the National Song ‘Vande Mataram’ a punishable offence for introduction in the Lok Sabha during the Monsoon Session of Parliament beginning on Monday, 20 July.

Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has announced a march to Parliament seeking the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the CBSE-NEET fiasco, two days after activist Sonam Wangchuk was forcibly removed from Jantar Mantar when his hunger strike entered its 21st day. The Delhi police have, however, warned of any mass gatherings outside of Jantar Mantar.

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