Nehru-Congress-bashing again and again; Modi concludes his 100-minute speech
No country stopped India from acting in its defence, PM Modi stressed, replying to Rahul's remarks
Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Tuesday (July 29) that no world leader had told India to stop Operation Sindoor as he lashed out at the Congress for “importing issues from Pakistan” and said the Opposition party is joining terrorists and their masterminds in shedding tears after the victorious Indian military action.
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Replying to an over 16-hour discussion in Lok Sabha on the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor, Modi rebutted the Opposition’s charge over US President Donald Trump’s repeated claims of mediating “ceasefire”, saying he had told US Vice President J D Vance on May 9 night that Pakistan will pay dearly for any attack on India.
In his 102-minute speech, the prime minister lauded India’s military action as a “vijayotsav” (victory celebration) and told the House amid cheers from the treasury benches that he was presenting the “stand of Bharat”.
“India destroyed Pakistan’s military strength between May 9 and May 10. Pakistan now clearly understands that India’s response will always get bigger and that India can do anything if it engages in any misadventure in future,” he said, emphasising that Operation Sindoor is continuing.
What transpired that day
Modi said Vance called him up a few times but he was busy in meetings with the armed forces brass and returned the call later. “The Vice President told me that Pakistan is going to launch a big attack. I told him if this is Pakistan’s intention, then this will cost it dearly. We will respond with a bigger attack. We will fire cannonballs against their bullets.” “No world leader asked India to stop its military operation,” he said.
India has made it clear that it will respond to terror on its terms, won't tolerate nuclear blackmail and will treat terror sponsors and masterminds alike, he said.
On Trump's claim
No country stopped India from acting in its defence, PM Modi stressed, adding that only three of the 193 UN members spoke in favour of Pakistan, remarks which came soon after Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi claimed no country condemned Pakistan and cited Trump’s claims to question Modi’s leadership.
Modi then turned on the Congress. The Opposition party has fallen to such a low that despite governing India for so long, it does not trust the country’s establishment and its trust is in fact guided by remote control in Pakistan, he said. Modi kept raking up Congress and Jawaharlal Nehru and blamed the party and India's first Prime Minister for many of India's ''follies''.
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- 29 July 2025 10:34 PM IST
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- 29 July 2025 9:03 PM IST
Watch: Rahul's scathing attack on Modi govt
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi launched a scathing attack on the Narendra Modi government in Parliament over Operation Sindoor and the Pahalgam terror attack.
He accused the Centre of restricting the military, questioned US President Donald Trump’s ceasefire claim, and warned about the China-Pakistan fusion. Rahul said the government is risking national security for political image and control.
- 29 July 2025 8:57 PM IST
A Raja slams Modi government in LS speech
DMK MP A Raja strongly criticised the BJP government in Parliament over the Pahalgam attack and Operation Sindoor. He also slammed Union Home Minister Amit Shah's and Defence Minister's speeches in Lok Sabha.
He questioned why no leader had expressed regret and raised serious concerns over the government's avoidance of accountability.
He cited former Prime Ministers Jawaharlal Nehru and Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s approaches to contrast with today’s silence.
- 29 July 2025 8:44 PM IST
BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi: 'PM's speech will keep inspiring us for days to come'
BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi praised PM Narendra Modi's speech in Lok Sabha. She said Modi presented all aspects of Operation Sindoor quite well. She said his speech will inspire all.
She also slammed the Congress party for what they said in Parliament.
"We all heard him speak, and after hearing him, I think we are all speechless...I think all 140 crore people got to know everything about Operation Sindoor. All our senior leaders presented their perspectives quite well. I was a member of Operation Sindoor (global outreach) delegation. I think every aspect of Operation Sindoor was presented very well by the ruling side. I think PM's speech will keep inspiring us for days to come. The mask of Opposition parties has been taken off. Congress should self-introspect, today they spoke what they should not have spoken. I think all their ignorance would have been washed away with PM Modi's speech today," she said.
- 29 July 2025 8:33 PM IST
Tharoor refuses to make any comment on PM Modi's speech
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who has faced criticism from his own party for praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi for Operation Sindoor, refused to make any comment on the Prime Minister's speech in Lok Sabha.
"I am not making any comment. Talk to somebody who is willing to talk. There are lots of people who are enthusiastic to talk to the press. I am not," Tharoor said.
- 29 July 2025 8:23 PM IST
'When genuine questions are asked by Opposition, Modi hides behinid Pakistan story': Venugopal
On PM Narendra Modi's speech in Lok Sabha, Congress MP K.C. Venugopal said, "...We are asking very clearly whether Trump's claim is bogus or not, whether he is telling truth or not. No answer...Why is he scared of talking about Trump? He has to say that what Trump is saying is not the truth...When genuine questions are asked by the Opposition, he hides behind Pakistan story. People know about that. We are the people fighting against Pakistan, we are for India..."
- 29 July 2025 8:20 PM IST
Rahul slams Modi for not talking about Trump's 'lies'
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi questions Prime Minister Narendra Modi on why he did not speak on US President Donald Trump, claiming that he stopped the India-Pakistan war.
Also, Rahul said during his speech in the Lok Sabha, Modi did not mention China. He said that China helped Pakistan during India's Operation Sindoor.
- 29 July 2025 8:00 PM IST
PM Modi concludes speech, Lok Sabha adjourned
The Lok Sabha session was adjourned for the day as Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded his over 100-minute speech. Lok Sabha to reconvene at 11 am tomorrow.
- 29 July 2025 7:58 PM IST
Modi urges Congress to stop giving clean chit to Pakistan
People of the country want to know today, if BJP could control and reduce terror attacks in the country in just 11 years, why did terror thrive in Congress's long years of government? The answer is Congress' politics of votebank and appeasement.
Operation Sindoor has created a Sindoor Spirit in the country. This Sindoor Spirit was also visible when our delegations visited foreign nations to keep India's side, but I am sad that the Congress is unhappy about why India's side was kept in front of the world. This is why some Congress leaders were not allowed to speak in the House.
I urge members of the Congress to stop giving a clean chit to Pakistan under the pressure of one family. Congress must undo its mistakes.
- 29 July 2025 7:53 PM IST
PM Modi: Today, India has rectified Nehru's blunders
Nehru didn't just give away water; he also gave Pakistan crores in aid to make canals over the river. Nehru even agreed to Pakistan's term that India will not even be allowed to do desilting of these dams. Even Nehru had to concede his mistake later.
This was Nehru's diplomacy. It had no place for farmers. These treaties weakened India, did not allow India's progress, didn't care for India's farmers.
Today, India has rectified the blunders of Nehru in the interest of the country and its farmers by keeping the treaty in abeyance. India has decided that blood and water will no longer flow together.
