Earlier in the morning before Parliament convened, Opposition MPs protested in front of the statue of Mahatma Gandhi
The Congress is confident of retaining nine seats on its own and winning one or two more with the help of its allies
Opposition leaders had accused the government of ignoring its demands to discuss key issues facing the country, including on economy, during the Budget session of Parliament
On Monday, senior television journalist Barkha Dutt accused Congress MP Kapil Sibal and his wife on Twitter of threatening to sack 200 employees of a television channel they promote
Opposition said there was a "veil of arrogance" shrouding the BJP people which the countrymen will have to recognise