Key flash points include Operation Sindoor, Donald Trump’s statements, Bihar SIR, whereabouts of Pahalgam terrorists
The Monsoon Session of Parliament is set for a predicted storm with the Opposition parties all set to take on the BJP-led NDA government on various issues, including the Pahalgam terror attack (especially the accountability factor considering Jammu & Kashmir is a UT), the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists in Bihar, US President Donald Trump’s repeated claims of mediating a ceasefire between India and Pakistan, latest being his claim on five fighter jets and the AI 171 crash.
The BJP-led NDA on Sunday held an all-party meeting to ensure smooth functioning of both Houses of Parliament with Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju urged both the ruling and opposition sides to coordinate to assuring that the government is open to discussing all issues in accordance with rules and traditions, including Operation Sindoor
Notably, this is the first parliamentary session following Operation Sindoor—India’s precision military response to terror camps in Pakistan following the devastating April-22 terror attack in Pahalgam which claimed the lives of 26 civilians, mostly tourists. However, even after three months, the whereabouts of the terrorists who killed 26 innocent people is not known and the opposition is demanding answers.
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha last week said that terrorists responsible for the Pahalgam attack have been identified and “will not live long.”
Earlier, reacting to his admission of a security lapse at Pahalgam, the Congress had also questioned who Sinha was trying to “protect”.
“The much-delayed acceptance of responsibility by L-G Manoj Sinha is an insult to all those innocent tourists who lost their lives in the Pahalgam terror attack. Who is the L-G protecting? Where is the accountability?” Congress’s Pawan Khera said.
Hitting out at the BJP-led Centre over the ongoing SIR in Bihar, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi also wondered how the Election Commission could identify the presence of Bangladeshis, Rohingyas and Nepalis in voter list but the intelligence agencies failed to find out how the terrorists entered the Indian territory.
On Sunday Congress leader Pramod Tewari accused the BJP-led NDA government of pushing the nation into a “crisis”. “BJP’s activities are weakening the country, its democracy and economy, he said, calling Trump’s statement about the five fighter jets being shot down as “disturbing”
“To date, the traces of terrorists of the Pahalgam attack have not been found. Regarding Operation Sindoor, Donald Trump stated for the 24th time that he managed the ceasefire. He also made a shocking statement that five fighter jets were shot down. The defence attache said the same. CDS too said the same, it is all very disturbing,” he said
Meanwhile, the government is looking to discuss various bills related to GST, Mines, Sports and more. The report of the Parliamentary Select Committee scrutinising the new Income Tax Bill, 2025, is also set to be tabled in the Lok Sabha, paving the way for further legislative action on a complete overhaul of India’s direct tax framework.
