Live Parliament Budget Session LIVE: Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pm amid opposition uproar

Reacting to Opposition MPs who raised the India-US trade agreement issue in the Rajya Sabha, Union Minister JP Nadda said that the US President had tweeted late last night on tariffs and referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a "true friend". He added that the Prime Minister also responded with a tweet thanking the US President and mentioning trade. Nadda said the government will present a suo motu statement on the trade deal and follow it with a detailed discussion in the House. Criticising the Opposition’s approach, he remarked that when the government is ready to clarify every aspect of the agreement, the disruptive stance of Congress and the INDI alliance reflects "their frustration."

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal is heading back to Delhi and is expected to deliver a statement in Parliament today regarding the status of the India-US trade deal, according to sources. His return comes amid heightened interest in the ongoing negotiations and the possibility of key announcements during the ongoing session.

The Lok Sabha proceedings opened amid loud sloganeering and continuous protests by Opposition MPs, forcing the Speaker to adjourn the House until 12 noon.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi departed following the conclusion of the NDA Parliamentary Party meeting. The meeting was held ahead of today's proceedings in the Parliament. 

Congress MP KC Venugopal has given the Adjournment Motion Notice in the Lok Sabha to discuss the India-US Trade Agreement. "Despite the significant economic, agricultural, and strategic implications of these reported commitments, the Government has neither made an official statement nor taken Parliament into confidence. The country has the right to know the exact terms and conditions of the proposed trade deal, and it is imperative that the Government place all details before Parliament and the nation. Given the urgency and public importance of the matter, this issue warrants immediate discussion through an Adjournment Motion."

NDA MPs felicitated Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Parliamentary Party meeting for the trade deal with the United States. This comes after Trump said that the US and India "have agreed to a trade deal," with Washington reducing the reciprocal tariff from 25 per cent to 18 per cent, "out of friendship and respect" for PM Modi. BJP National President Nitin Nabin was also formally welcomed at the meeting.

The Congress has demanded that the Modi government should take Parliament into confidence and the text of both the EU and US trade deals must be laid on the table of both Houses and debated. Trump on Monday said India and the US agreed to a trade deal under which Washington will bring down the reciprocal tariff on Indian goods to 18 per cent from the current 25 per cent, Trump said on Monday after a phone conversation with PM Modi.