Congress MLAs boycott first day’s proceedings at Rajasthan Assembly monsoon session

On the opening day of the Rajasthan Assembly monsoon session on August 20, 2026, the Opposition Congress party boycotted proceedings in protest against the State Government's decision to restrict outsider entry into government schools. Congress MLAs staged a protest outside the Assembly and demanded the resignation of Education Minister Madan Dilawar.

Speaker Vasudev Devnani expressed disappointment over the absence of Opposition members, while the ruling party's Chief Whip stated that Congress MLAs avoided participating in the national song Vande Mataram. The Assembly proceedings were adjourned till the following day after dealing with legislative business such as the introduction of the Rajasthan Tree (Protection) Bill and a Bill for a private university.

The Congress legislators marched from a deaf and mute school towards the Assembly, where they were denied entry and engaged in a brief scuffle with police. The party's legislative leader, Tika Ram Jully, claimed that 85,000 school classrooms were in poor condition, 125,000 teaching positions were vacant, and nine lakh children had dropped out in the past three years.

The BJP government imposed restrictions on outsider entry into government schools, citing safety and privacy concerns, which sparked a political controversy.