Speaker adjourns HP Assembly amid Vande Mataram protests

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu joined Congress MLAs in raising slogans outside the Himachal Pradesh Assembly in Shimla on 21 August 2026, after the Speaker adjourned the House for the day amid opposition protests over the Vande Mataram row. (Photo: NationPress)

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu held talks with students on the first day of the HP State Assembly monsoon session in Shimla on 21 August 2026, even as the House witnessed disruptions over the Vande Mataram row. (Photo: NationPress)

On the first day of the Himachal Pradesh Assembly monsoon session in Shimla on 21 August 2026, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu engaged in discussions with students who were present at the Assembly premises. (Photo: NationPress)

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs raised slogans in protest against the Himachal Pradesh government on the first day of the Assembly monsoon session in Shimla on 21 August 2026, contributing to the disruptions that led to the House being adjourned. (Photo: NationPress)

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu received a guard of honour upon his arrival at the HP State Assembly in Shimla on 21 August 2026 to attend the first day of the monsoon session. (Photo: NationPress)

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu arrived in Shimla on 21 August 2026 to attend the opening day of the HP State Assembly monsoon session, which was later disrupted by opposition protests and adjourned by the Speaker. (Photo: NationPress)

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