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India's military action against Pakistan following the Pahalgam attack marked a "new normal" in combatting cross-border terrorism with a five-point approach that included a firm response to terror acts, not yielding to nuclear blackmail and that blood and water cannot flow together, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said in the Lok Sabha on Monday (July 28).
After a week of logjam, the Monsoon Session of Parliament saw a fiery debate on the Pahalgam attack and the Centre’s Operation Sindoor today. Both Houses were repeatedly adjourned amid opposition protests on the revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, delaying the start of the discussion on Operation Sindoor.
Earlier today, there were fiery speeches by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi and others. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi and DMK MP Kanimozhi are among those set to speak in Parliament tomorrow.
Govt nod to marathon debate
After the first week of session ended up a virtual washout due to opposition protests on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar and other issues, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said on July 25 that the Opposition had agreed to the start of a discussion on the Pahalgam attack and Operation Sindoor in the Lok Sabha on Monday and in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
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- 28 July 2025 11:33 AM IST
Chidambaram: Full interview on 'Quint', many questions asked in the interview
Congress leader P. Chidambaram urged viewers to watch his full interview on The Quint, noting that it includes many critical questions about Operation Sindoor and the Pahalgam terror attack.
He stated that the INDIA bloc will raise these important questions in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha during the debate on Operation Sindoor.
- 28 July 2025 11:28 AM IST
Discussion on Op Sindoor to start in Lok Sabha post noon
Both Houses of Parliament adjourned till noon following Opposition's protests. Discussion on Op Sindoor to likely start in Lok Sabha post noon.
- 28 July 2025 11:27 AM IST
Tharoor invokes ‘Maunvrat’ to avoid answering questions ahead of Operation Sindoor debate
Ahead of the Parliamentary debate on Operation Sindoor, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor says he is on a “Maunvrat” (vow of silence) to avoid answering questions.
Tharoor is not in the Congress's list of speakers to speak during the Operation Sindoor debate
- 28 July 2025 11:22 AM IST
INDIA bloc members protest outside Parliament against Bihar SIR
INDIA bloc members continue protesting against Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter list in Bihar.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Congress Parliamentary Party chief Sonia Gandhi join the protests outside the Parliament.
- 28 July 2025 11:12 AM IST
Chidambaram slams trolls for distorting interview, spreading falsehoods
Congress leader P Chidambaram hit out at trolls for allegedly misrepresenting his recent interview by selectively editing and muting parts of his statements.
He said the worst kind of troll is one who suppresses the full context and uses fragments to malign the speaker. His remarks come amid controversy over his comments on the Pahalgam terror attack.
- 28 July 2025 11:04 AM IST
Congress defends Pak more than Pakistan itself: Anurag Thakur
BJP MP Anurag Thakur lashed out at the Congress over P Chidambaram’s remarks questioning the Pakistani link to the Pahalgam terror attack.
He claimed that the "Rahul-occupied" Congress speaks more in defense of Pakistan than Pakistan itself does.
Thakur called the comment shocking coming from a former Home Minister and said it exposes Congress’s mindset on terrorism and national security.
- 28 July 2025 10:57 AM IST
Chidambaram sparks storm, doubts Pak hand in Pahalgam attack
Ahead of the discussion in Lok Sabha on Op Sindoor, Congress veteran P. Chidambaram kicks up a political storm. In an interview to The Quint, Chidambaram wondered why there is an assumption that the attack on Pahalgam was perpetrated by Pakistani terrorists and not Indian "homegrown terrorists".
The BJP and its allies have latched on to the former Union home minister's statement to claim that the Congress is "giving a clean chit" to Pakistan on the Pahalgam terror attack of April 22 which claimed the lives of 26 civilians.
