Tensions erupted on Parliament grounds between Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and ex-ally Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu, now a BJP MP, amid an opposition rally before sessions kicked off. Gandhi dubbed Bittu his "traitor friend" and teased a Congress comeback, extending a handshake that Bittu rejected while firing back, labeling Gandhi a "desh ke dushman" (nation's enemy). This clash revives their 2024 feud, when Bittu slammed Gandhi's US remarks on Sikhs, branding him India's "top terrorist"—prompting Congress demands for his ouster.