<h1>Lok Sabha resumes Budget debate after stalemate; 18-hour debate set amid Speaker removal notice and member suspensions.</h1> Lok Sabha resumed the Union Budget debate after a stalemate, with Shashi Tharoor opening debate and the Business Advisory Committee allocating 18 hours; the Finance Minister is expected to respond later in the week. The resumption followed opposition notices seeking the Speaker's removal and came in the wake of repeated disruptions since February 2 that led to the suspension of eight members, prevented the Prime Minister from replying to the Motion of Thanks, and resulted in over 19 hours of lost House time.