Lok Sabha is set to hold a special discussion on `Operation Sindoor`, India`s military response to the Pahalgam terror attack.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday will address the Lok Sabha at around noon, reported ANI.
A fiery debate on the Pahalgam attack and Operation Sindoor is expected to unfold in Parliament between top leaders from the ruling alliance and the opposition.
Lok Sabha List of Business for Monday states, “Special Discussion on India`s strong, successful and decisive `Operation Sindoor` in response to terrorist attack in Pahalgam”, as reported by ANI.
In the heart-wrenching tragedy of the Pahalgam attack, twenty-six civilians were killed in the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir, after which India retaliated through precision strikes under Operation Sindoor, targeting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
Since the monsoon session began on July 21, Parliament has faced repeated adjournments amid ongoing uproar from the opposition, who are demanding a debate on prominent national issues. These include the horrific terror attack in Pahalgam and the ongoing Summary Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise being conducted by the Election Commission in Bihar ahead of the upcoming assembly elections.
The opposition has also called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to respond to repeated claims by U.S. President Donald Trump, who asserted that he played a role in initiating a “ceasefire” between India and Pakistan following Operation Sindoor, reported by ANI.
The first week of the Monsoon session of Parliament was marked by major disruptions, including the surprise resignation of Jagdeep Dhankhar as Vice President.
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju announced that a 16-hour debate on Operation Sindoor will take place in the Lok Sabha on July 28, followed by another 16-hour session in the Rajya Sabha on July 29.
“All issues cannot be discussed together… The opposition has raised several issues, like the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Bihar and others. We have told them that Operation Sindoor will be discussed first. We will decide which issues to discuss after that. Operation Sindoor will be debated for 16 hours in the Lok Sabha on Monday (July 28) and for 16 hours in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday (July 29),” Rijiju told reporters, reported ANI.
(Inputs from ANI)