Parliament deadlock over Opposition's Ram Mandir theft protest; AAP's anti-E20 drive

The monsoon session of Parliament faced continued deadlock as opposition parties, including the Samajwadi Party and Congress, protested allegations surrounding the Ram Temple donation controversy and police actions against student protesters. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav conducted a protest at Makar Dwar, while Rajya Sabha Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge requested statements from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju rejected these demands.

Concurrently, Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal held a sit-in demonstration following a blocked march to the Prime Minister's residence, demanding a rollback of the E20 ethanol-blended petrol policy, which the central government defended as a domestic energy security measure. In judicial news, the Supreme Court ruled that Section 498A protection against domestic cruelty applies to live-in relationships that resemble marriage. Meanwhile, student hunger strikes over recruitment scams in Jharkhand reached their eleventh day ahead of a planned assembly gherao. Additionally, Jan Suraaj leader Prashant Kishor criticised Bihar political leaders, and a scientific report detailed biological factors influencing mosquito bites.