The Congress, Trinamool Congress and Samajwadi Party boycotted Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla’s customary tea party after the House was adjourned sine die on Thursday

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav criticised the Centre over its proposed time limit for responding to the NEET paper leak issue in Parliament, calling it ‘undemocratic’. His remarks came after Amit Shah offered a detailed discussion and answers on the student protests