The opening day of Parliament's Monsoon Session was largely disrupted as repeated protests by Opposition parties led to multiple adjournments in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha before proceedings were finally called off for the day.

The Opposition raised several issues, with the alleged NEET paper leak and the reported theft of donations at the Ayodhya Ram Temple emerging as the principal points of protest.

In the Rajya Sabha, Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge described the NEET paper leak as a major scam affecting the future of lakhs of students and also referred to the police action against protesters gathered at Jantar Mantar.His remarks triggered protests from treasury bench members, resulting in repeated adjournments.Despite appeals by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Rajya Sabha Chairman C.P.Radhakrishnan to allow the Houses to function, slogan shouting and protests continued throughout the day.

During the brief period when the Lok Sabha functioned, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal introduced a Bill to replace an ordinance increasing the sanctioned strength of the Supreme Court from 34 to 38 judges, including the Chief Justice of India.

The day also reflected the changed political equations in the Lok Sabha following the induction of rebel Trinamool Congress MPs into the NDA, with altered seating arrangements drawing attention.

Separately, the Union government informed Parliament that no decision had been taken to increase ethanol blending in petrol beyond 20 percent and clarified that any future move would depend on scientific studies and consultations with stakeholders.It also stated that there was no proposal to introduce lower-blended petrol at select outlets or ethanol blending in diesel at present.