On Monday, the Lok Sabha is scheduled to begin debate followed by the Rajya Sabha a day later. The coming week will see the ruling BJP-led NDA and the opposition lock horns over several critical issues, fielding their best brains to outdo each-other in the two Houses
Ahead of a discussion in Parliament on Operation Sindoor, the Congress on Sunday outlined events since the horrific Pahalgam terror attack, prominent among them being US President Donald claim “26 times” that he stopped the confrontation by threatening to cut off trade with India, whereabouts of terrorists and statements by some top government functionaries regarding “tactical mistakes.”
On Monday, the first week of incessant disruptions in the Monsoon Session is expected to give way to heated exchanges on the terror attack and the Operation Sindoor, which targeted terror sites in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Pakistan after Pahalgam. The Lok Sabha is scheduled to begin debate on Monday followed by the Rajya Sabha a day later with the ruling BJP-led NDA and the opposition locking horns over several critical issues, fielding their best brains to outdo each-other in the two Houses.
From the government side, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar are expected to lead, with a possibility of an “intervention” by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to reports. Leaders of the Opposition in both Houses—Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge—may lead the charge with Samajwadi Party’s Akhilesh Yadav and top guns from opposition benches adding to the ammo.
Rahul Gandhi has repeatedly attacked the government’s foreign policy, claiming India did not get international support in Operation Sindoor, while also citing Trump’s mediation claims. Led by PM Modi, the BJP and the government have lauded Operation Sindoor for “meeting 100 % of its objectives and proving the mettle of country’s indigenous defence weapons.”
A day ahead of the debate in the Lok Sabha, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh also posted a long statement encapsulating the event since the horrific terror attack in which 26 innocent people lost lives. “The Pahalgam terror attacks took place on April 22, 2025. The terrorists directly responsible have still not been brought to justice. Reportedly they were involved in earlier terror attacks in Poonch (Dec 2023) and Gangagir and Gulmarg (Oct 2024),” he said
Ramesh said since May 10, Trump claimed 26 times that he stopped Operation Sindoor by threatening to cut off trade with India, and that five fighter jets may have been shot down. “He has hosted the Pakistan Army Chief for lunch which has never been done before. The US Central Command Chief, Gen. Michael Kurilla called Pakistan a phenomenal partner in counter-terrorism operations. And just day before yesterday the US Secretary lauded Pakistan in his meeting with its Deputy PM.” he added.
Questioning the ruling side over statements by top officials, Ramesh said: “On May 30th, 2025, the Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan made significant revelations on tactical mistakes in the first two days of Op Sindoor. These revelations were made in Singapore. On June 29, 2025, the Indian Defence Attache in Indonesia, Group Captain Shiv Kumar, said that political decisions hampered military operations during Operation Sindoor and also appeared to have indicated the extent of our aircraft losses.”
The first week of session was a virtual washout, it remains to be seen how well the second week progresses.
The ruling NDA is also expected to field its members from the multi-party delegations who travelled across the world to present India’s case. It remains to be seen whether the Congress will field Shashi Tharoor, who had led one of the delegations.
Meanwhile, the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar by the Election Commission continues to be a major bone of contention between the government and the Opposition.
