Overview
- Lok Sabha proceedings were suspended for the day during the budget session unrest, and the Speaker passed the President’s thanks motion by voice vote without the Prime Minister’s reply.
- Eight opposition MPs were suspended as protests spilled onto Parliament’s steps, underscoring deepening confrontation between treasury and opposition benches.
- The Home Ministry revoked President’s Rule in Manipur as BJP leader Yumnam Khemchand Singh staked claim to form a government and was set to be sworn in as chief minister on February 4.
- Police in Ghaziabad are pursuing a multi‑dimensional probe into the deaths of three minor sisters, with preliminary digital forensics pointing to a Korean task‑based interactive game while officials caution against hasty conclusions.
- NCP flux continued after Ajit Pawar’s death, with Sharad Pawar canceling a Delhi trip to stay in Baramati and reports indicating Ajit Pawar’s son Parth is seeking Sharad Pawar’s Rajya Sabha seat due to fall vacant in April.