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 3:25 PM IST
Shrikant asks who will give justice to victims of terror attacks under Congress rule
Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde brings up references of 2008 Mumbai blasts and Bhopal gas tragedy and slams the former Congress governments of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh in response to Opposition attacks regarding the Pahalgam attack.
“They were asking how did the terrorists come and from where? I want to ask them, who will give justice to the 2006 Mumbai blast victims? All the accused have been set free. There was a Congress government in both Maharashtra and the Centre then. They could not even make a proper investigation,” he said, adding that in the case of Pahalgam, terrorists have been hunted down and shot dead.
- 29 July 2025 3:23 PM IST
Kharge questions PM's absence from all-party meeting
Taking a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not attending the all-party meeting after the Pahalgam terror attack, Mallikarjun Kharge says that if the Prime Minister cannot be present in the House and take part in the discussion, then he should not be the Prime Minister of the country.
- 29 July 2025 3:19 PM IST
Nothing new in Rajnath Singh's speech: Kharge
Congress president and Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, says that there is nothing new in Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s speech today adding that he merely repeated what he had said in Lok Sabha.
- 29 July 2025 3:12 PM IST
India is no longer a mute spectator to terror: Rajnath
“With Operation Sindoor, the Indian armed forces have shown that they can strike terrorists on both sides of the border. Pakistan also saw it during Operation Sindoor. Peace is our priority, and our strength is its basis,” says Rajnath. He also said that the present-day India is no longer a mute spectator to acts of terror but instead believes in strong retaliatory measures.
- 29 July 2025 3:07 PM IST
Entire world knows Pakistan is epcentre of terrorism: Rajnath
“Today, the entire world knows that Pakistan is the epicentre of terrorism. The country which has made terrorism its state policy cannot keep this up for long. One day, they will get bitten by the snake which they have raised. Pakistan is paying a heavy price for its support of terrorism. This is the country which does not have the courage to fight our soldiers at the border but targets our tourists and pilgrims,” says Rajnath.
- 29 July 2025 3:01 PM IST
Armed forces achieved all objectives of Operation Sindoor: Rajnath Singh
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh tells the Rajya Sabha that the armed forces achieved all objectives Defense Minister Rajnath Singh tells the Rajya Sabha that the armed forces achieved all objectives of Operation Sindoor. With Operation Sindoor we have sent a clear message to the whole world that India will go to any extent to fight against terrorism.. With Operation Sindoor, we have sent a clear message to the whole world that India will go to any extent to fight against terrorism.
- 29 July 2025 2:52 PM IST
You did not give them any security and you have no shame: Priyanka
Priyanka attacks PM Modi, says, “There is nothing in your heart for the people of this country. You are only concerned about credit and publicity.”
She adds, “Everyone in this House has personal security. That day in Pahalgam, 26 families were destroyed; 26 people were killed in front of their families; 25 of them were Indians. Not one of them had security. You did not give them any security and you have no shame.”
Priyanka reads out names of all 25 Indian civilians killed in Pahalgam. Opposition MPs raise “Bhartiya” (Indian) slogan after each name read by her.
- 29 July 2025 2:52 PM IST
No losses suffered by Indian soldiers during Operation Sindoor: Rajnath
“The Opposition should ask, did India destroy terror bases. The answer is yes. They should ask whether Opposition Sindoor was successful. The answer is yes. They should ask whether the terrorists who wiped out the vermilion from the foreheads of our daughters and sisters were neutralised. The answer is yes. They should ask whether our soldiers suffered any damage during Operation Sindoor. The answer is no. They did not suffer any damage,” says Singh.
