28/07/2025
Parliament to hold special discussion on ‘Operation Sindoor’ today
The Lok Sabha will hold a special discussion on ‘Operation Sindoor’ on Monday around noon. The discussion pertains to India’s military response to the terror attack that took place in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, on April 22 this year.
As per the List of Business for the day, the Lok Sabha will hold a “Special Discussion on India’s strong, successful and decisive ‘Operation Sindoor’ in response to terrorist attack in Pahalgam”.
In the April 22 incident, 26 civilians lost their lives in a terror attack in Pahalgam. Following this, India launched precision strikes under ‘Operation Sindoor’, targeting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
Since the commencement of the Monsoon Session on July 21, both Houses of Parliament have witnessed repeated adjournments amid demands from the opposition to hold discussions on key national issues. These include the Pahalgam terror attack, the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise being conducted by the Election Commission in Bihar ahead of the upcoming assembly elections, and statements attributed to US President Donald Trump regarding a “ceasefire” between India and Pakistan.
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said that the debate on Operation Sindoor will be held for 16 hours in the Lok Sabha on July 28 and for 16 hours 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.
The first week of the Monsoon Session was marked by disruptions, including the unexpected resignation of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar.
