Parliament Monsoon Session Highlights: 'Op Sindoor was successful, but...': Chidambaram in Rajya Sabha

Parliament Monsoon Session Highlights: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the Indian Armed Forces were given complete freedom to decide the anti-terror operation against Pakistan. PM Modi said that Pakistan DGMO, after suffering huge losses, came pleading and said “don't hit us anymore”.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a debate in the Lok Sabha on the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor, at the Monsoon session of Parliament, in New Delhi. (Sansad TV)

Parliament Monsoon Session Highlights: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while speaking in Lok Sabha, called Pahalagam terror attack "height of cruelty". PM Modi said that following Pahalgam terror attack, he made it clear that “terrorism won't be spared” and the “perpetrators of terrorism won't be spared.”...Read More

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• 29 Jul 2025, 10:41:17 PM IST

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• 29 Jul 2025, 10:40:58 PM IST

  Parliament Session LIVE: Op Mahadev, Op Sindoor, Pahalgam attack: Everything discussed in Parliament today

  Leaders in both of Houses of Parliament on Tuesday kept their focus on the April 22 Pahalgam attack, Operation Sindoor and Operation Mahadev. Here are top highlights of the day:

  Union Home Minister Amit Shah began the debate in Lok Sabha with details on Operation Mahadev, an operation in J&K which neutralised three terrorists linked to the Pahalgam attack. He also lashed out the Congress for leader P Chidambaram seeking proof that the terrorists behind the Pahalgam attack were from Pakistan.

  Later, Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav began his address, and questioned the timing of Op Mahadev. He also called Operation Sindoor a symbol of government's intelligence failure. “Who will take responsibility for 'intelligence lapse' in Pahalgam attack,” Akhilesh said in Lok Sabha.

  Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi attacked the government over the Pahalgam attack, questioning why there were no security personnel present when the deadly attack took place in the valley. “Yesterday, the Defence Minister spoke for an hour, during which he spoke about terrorism, protecting the country, and also gave a history lesson. But one thing was left out- How did this attack happen?” she asked.

  Later, LoP Rahul Gandhi addressed Lok Sabha. He questioned why Pakistan was informed of the Operation Sindoor strikes minutes after they took place. “You went into Pakistan, and you told our pilots not to attack their air defence. It was bound that the aircraft would be downed. You tied the hands of our pilots,” Rahul Gandhi said. He also urged PM Modi to call Trump a "liar" over his India-Pak conflict ceasefire claim, that India has rejected multiple times.

  In the evening, PM Modi began his address to Lok Sabha, starting with heaping praise on Operation Sindoor. He said "April 22 was avenged in 22 minutes", lauding the armed forces for dealing a blow to terror infrastructure in Pak and POK. He also lashed out at the Opposition for questioning the timing of Op Mahadev, and also slammed Congress for "being dependent on Pakistan for issues".

• 29 Jul 2025, 10:16:22 PM IST

  Parliament Session LIVE: Rajya Sabha adjourned till tomorrow

  Rajya Sabha proceedings have been adjourned till 11 am, Wednesday, July 30

• 29 Jul 2025, 09:58:58 PM IST

  Parliament Session LIVE: ‘Not speaking on this topic’: Shashi Tharoor on PM Modi's speech in Lok Sabha

  Congress leader Shashi Tharoor was asked about PM Modi's comment about “some leaders” being stopped from speaking in the House. “I am not speaking on this topic or making any comments on it,” Tharoor responded.

• 29 Jul 2025, 09:21:45 PM IST

  Parliament Session LIVE: PM Modi takes dig at Cong, says some leaders not allowed to speak

  Parliament Session LIVE: PM Modi, while addressing the Parliament, took a dig at the Congress, saying some of its leaders were barred from speaking in Parliament perhaps because they presented India’s stand before the world on Operation Sindoor which gave the party leadership jitters. “Those who consider themselves big leaders of Congress are feeling pain as to why India’s stand was presented before the world. Perhaps some leaders have been barred even from speaking in Parliament,” he said.

• 29 Jul 2025, 08:37:47 PM IST

  Parliament Session LIVE: Why did PM not publicly retort Trump, P Chidambaram asks

  Parliament Session LIVE: Addressing Rajya Sabha over Operation Sindoor, P Chidambaram said, “Why did PM not publicly retort US President Donald Trump on claims on mediation between India and Pakistan.”

• 29 Jul 2025, 08:21:42 PM IST

  Parliament Session LIVE: ‘Op Sindoor successful, but…’: P Chidambaram in Rajya Sabha

  Parliament Session LIVE: Operation Sindoor was successful, but whether it was decisive only time will tell: P Chidambaram in Rajya Sabha.

• 29 Jul 2025, 08:10:16 PM IST

  Parliament Session LIVE: Operation Sindoor will continue, says PM Modi

  Parliament Session LIVE: Operation Sindoor will continue, it is a notice to Pakistan that India will always act till Pak stops attacks, PM Modi said in Lok Sabha.

• 29 Jul 2025, 07:55:54 PM IST

  Parliament Session LIVE: PM Modi dubs Indus Water Treaty as Nehru's biggest blunder

  Parliament Session LIVE: PM Modi in Lok Sabha said former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru knew of diplomacy that had no place for farmers. He also called Indus Water Treaty Nehru's biggest blunder.

• 29 Jul 2025, 07:49:44 PM IST

  Parliament Session LIVE: PM Modi slams Congress over Batla House encounter

  Parliament Session LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday slammed Congress over Batla House encounter saying that when the operation took place, “a senior Congress leader had tears in her eyes.”

• 29 Jul 2025, 07:42:58 PM IST

  Parliament Session LIVE: PM Modi slams Cong for allowing Pakistan to occupy PoK

  Parliament Session LIVE: PM Narendra Modi, while speaking in the Lok Sabha, said, "The Congress party has never had a clear vision for India’s national security. What can we expect from them today? Congress has consistently compromised on national security. Today, those asking why we haven’t taken back PoK ... I ask in return: whose government allowed Pakistan to occupy PoK in the first place? The answer is clear."

• 29 Jul 2025, 07:34:41 PM IST

  Parliament Session LIVE: PM Modi slams previous Cong Govt for handing PoK, Kartarpur to Pak

  Parliament Session LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed previous Congress governments for handing over Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Kartarpur to Pakistan.

• 29 Jul 2025, 07:22:49 PM IST

  Parliament Session LIVE: Demand for India's arms increasing globally, PM Modi says

  Parliament Session LIVE: PM Modi lauded 'aatmanirbharta' in defence and said that the demand for Indian arms has increased globally.

• 29 Jul 2025, 07:18:57 PM IST

  Parliament Session LIVE: Cong dependent on Pak for issues, says PM Modi

  Parliament Session LIVE: While speaking in the Lok Sabha, PM Modi said, “On one hand, India is moving ahead at a fast pace towards self-reliance, but Congress is becoming dependent on Pakistan for issues. Unfortunately, Congress is importing issues from Pakistan.”

• 29 Jul 2025, 07:13:14 PM IST

  Parliament Session LIVE: PM Modi slams Oppn for doubting Operation Mahadev

  Parliament Session LIVE: PM Modi slammed opposition for doubting the timing of Operation Mahadev.

• 29 Jul 2025, 07:05:35 PM IST

  Parliament Session LIVE: ‘No leader in world asked India to stop’: PM shuts down Trump's ceasefire claim

  Parliament Session LIVE: PM Modi shut down United States President Donald Trump's claim that he brokered the ceasefire understanding between India and Pakistan. “No leader in the world asked India to stop military action,” PM Modi said in Lok Sabha.

• 29 Jul 2025, 07:02:57 PM IST

  Parliament Session LIVE: Cong, its allies became spokespersons of Pak propaganda, says PM Modi

  Parliament Session LIVE: Congress and its allies have unfortunately become spokespersons of Pakistani propaganda: PM Modi on Operation Sindoor in Lok Sabha.

• 29 Jul 2025, 07:01:37 PM IST

  Parliament Session LIVE: PM Modi attacks Congress during Op Sindoor discussion

  Parliament Session LIVE: "They were shaping their politics even in the murder of innocent people in Pahalgam," PM Modi attacks the Congress party during discussion on Operation Sindoor

• 29 Jul 2025, 06:52:17 PM IST

  Parliament Session LIVE: No leader in the world asked India to stop, says PM Modi on Op Sindoor

  Parliament Session LIVE: Reacting to the opposition's attack on Trump's mediation claims, PM Modi said that no leader in the world asked India to stop.

• 29 Jul 2025, 06:50:00 PM IST

  Parliament Session LIVE: Pak DGMO told India 'bas karo... bohot maara', says PM Modi

  Parliament Session LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that India stopped attack against Pakistan after DGMO called and said “Bas karo… bohot maara.”

• 29 Jul 2025, 06:41:30 PM IST

  Parliament Session LIVE: No country stopped India in defence against terror, says PM Modi

  Parliament Session LIVE: No country in the world has stopped India from any action in its defence against terror, PM Modi said on Operation Sindoor.

• 29 Jul 2025, 06:36:58 PM IST

  Parliament Session LIVE: India got support of all the countries, says PM Modi

  Parliament Session LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India got the support of all the countries during Operation Sindoor on Pakistan. He also said that while the world supported India, Congress went against the government.

• 29 Jul 2025, 06:34:58 PM IST

  Parliament Session LIVE: World saw strength of self-reliant India, says PM Modi

  Parliament Session LIVE: The world saw the strength of self-reliant India during Operation Sindoor, PM Modi said in the Lok Sabha.

• 29 Jul 2025, 06:33:16 PM IST

  Parliament Session LIVE: Pakistani airbases hit by India still in ICU, says PM Modi

  Parliament Session LIVE: Pakistani airbases hit by India are still in ICU: PM Modi on Operation Sindoor in Lok Sabha.

• 29 Jul 2025, 06:32:00 PM IST

  Parliament Session LIVE: India showed to world that we will not bow down to nuclear blackmail, says PM Modi

  Parliament Session LIVE: India called out Pakistan's nuclear bluff; showed to the world that we will not bow down to nuclear blackmail, PM Modi said during his address in Lok Sabha on Operation Sindoor.

• 29 Jul 2025, 06:30:26 PM IST

  Parliament Session LIVE: ‘Aatankiyon ko mitti me milaa denge’: PM Modi in Parliament

  Parliament Session LIVE: “After April 22, I even used some English language publicly so that the world understands. I said that it is our resolve that we will destroy terrorists, ‘hum aatankiyon ko mitti me milaa denge’," PM Modi said.

• 29 Jul 2025, 06:27:09 PM IST

  Parliament Session LIVE: Took revenge for April 22 in 22 minutes, says PM Modi

  Parliament Session LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that Indian Armed Forces took revenge for April 22 Pahalgam terror attack in “22 minutes.”

• 29 Jul 2025, 06:13:49 PM IST

  Parliament Session LIVE: PM Modi arrives in Parliament

  Parliament Session LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Lok Sabha. He is expected to address the House at 7 pm.

• 29 Jul 2025, 06:12:51 PM IST

  Parliament Session LIVE: 'Bol dega, sorry bol denge': Rahul Gandhi dares PM Modi to call Trump 'a liar'

  Parliament Session LIVE: Addressing the Parliament, Rahul Gandhi dared Prime Minister Modi to directly confront Trump’s claims. “If he has the courage, toh he will say here that Donald Trump is a liar. If he has the courage bol dega, bol denge sorry (He will say it if he has the courage),” he said sarcastically, challenging Modi to call Trump “a liar” on the floor of the House. “Why is the Prime Minister silent? If Trump is lying, say it. Say it in Parliament.”

• 29 Jul 2025, 05:58:01 PM IST

  Parliament Session LIVE: Countries condemned terrorism, not named Pakistan, says Rahul Gandhi

  Parliament Session LIVE: Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday told the Parliament that though countries condemned terrorism during Pahalgam attack, not a single country named Pakistan.

• 29 Jul 2025, 05:55:39 PM IST

  Parliament Session LIVE: Need to give full operational freedom to Armed Forces, says Rahul Gandhi

  Parliament Session LIVE: Rahul Gandhi, while speaking during the Lok Sabha, attacked the government for not giving operational freedom to the Indian Armed Forces during Operation Sindoor. “There are two words - 'Political Will' and 'Freedom of Operation'. If you want to utilise Indian Armed Forces, you need to have 100% political will and full freedom of operation. Yesterday, Rajnath Singh compared 1971 and Sindoor. I would like to remind him that there was political will in 1971. Seventh Fleet was approaching India through the Indian Ocean. The then PM said we will have to do whatever we have to Bangladesh, come wherever you have to...Indira Gandhi told General Manekshaw take 6 months, 1 year, whatever time you need because you should have freedom of action, of manoeuvre. 1 lakh Pakistani soldiers surrendered and a new country as formed,” Rahul Gandhi said.

• 29 Jul 2025, 05:50:12 PM IST

  Parliament Session LIVE: ‘You went into Pak and told pilots not to attack their air defence’: Rahul attacks Centre

  Parliament Session LIVE: “You went into Pakistan, and you told our pilots not to attack their air defence. It was bound that the aircraft would be downed. You tied the hands of our pilots,” Rahul Gandhi said.

• 29 Jul 2025, 05:45:54 PM IST

  Parliament Session LIVE: Rahul Gandhi asks Modi to say 'Trump is a liar'

  Parliament Session LIVE: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attacked the government over Trump's ceasefire claim and dared Prime Minister Narendra Modi to say that "Donald Trump is a liar."

• 29 Jul 2025, 05:43:12 PM IST

  Parliament Session LIVE: Goal of exercise was to protect PM's image: Rahul Gandhi on Operation Sindoor

  Parliament Session LIVE: Rahul Gandhi attacked the Centre for reaching out to Pakistani government 22 minutes after launching Operation Sindoor and allegedly conveying that Pakistani military sites won't be targeted.

• 29 Jul 2025, 05:38:52 PM IST

  Parliament Session LIVE: Stood like a rock with the armed forces, says Rahul Gandhi

  Parliament Session LIVE: “The moment Operation Sindoor began, in fact even before it began, the Opposition committed itself, all the parties, that we will stand like a rock with the armed forces and with the elected Govt of India. We heard the odd jibe, the sarcastic remarks from some of their leaders. But we said absolutely nothing. This was something that was agreed among all the senior leadership of the INDIA Alliance. We are very proud that as an Opposition, we stood united as we should have,” Rahul Gandhi said in the Parliament.

• 29 Jul 2025, 05:33:03 PM IST

  Parliament Session LIVE: Oppn stood by govt like rock despite jibes, says Rahul Gandhi

  Parliament Session LIVE: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, while speaking in the Lok Sabha, said, "The moment Operation Sindoor began, in fact, before it began, the Opposition committed itself, all the parties, that we will stand like a rock with the forces and with the elected government of India."

• 29 Jul 2025, 05:28:02 PM IST

  Parliament Session LIVE: Rahul Gandhi speaks in Lok Sabha on Operation Sindoor

  Parliament Session LIVE: Congress Rahul Gandhi is currently speaking in Lok Sabha over Operation Sindoor. He said that the opposition stood by the government like rock during Operation Sindoor despite jibes.

• 29 Jul 2025, 05:22:41 PM IST

  Parliament Session LIVE: Rahul Gandhi arrives at Parliament, expected to speak shortly

  Parliament Session LIVE: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is expected to speak shortly in the Lok Sabha.

• 29 Jul 2025, 05:21:09 PM IST

  Parliament Session LIVE: Sanjay Singh attacks PM Modi for poll rally in Bihar after Pahalgam attack

  Parliament Session LIVE: AAP MP Sanjay Singh attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for poll rally in Bihar, days after Pahalgam terror attack.

• 29 Jul 2025, 05:17:38 PM IST

  Parliament Session LIVE: AAP's Sanjay Singh hits out at Centre over Pahalgam attack

  Parliament Session LIVE: AAP MP Sanjay Singh attacked the government over Pahalgam terror attack and questioned the lack of security at Baisaran Valley. He said that though the government claimed that the Baisaran Valley opens before Amarnath Yatra, it remains open throughout the year.

• 29 Jul 2025, 05:14:02 PM IST

  Parliament Session LIVE: ‘Only trying to shift blame on somebody else’: DMK's Kanimozhi slams Shah

  Parliament Session LIVE: DMK MP Kanimozhi criticised Home Minister Amit Shah over his remarks during the Operation Sindoor debate, accusing him of shifting the blame on somebody else and trying to talk about what happened many years ago. Kanimozhi alleged that there was no constructive discussion about their replies in the Lok Sabha, which was the most important aspect, in which the government has completely failed.

• 29 Jul 2025, 05:12:09 PM IST

  Parliament Session LIVE: If Pak not able to take action against terrorism, India can help, says Rajnath Singh

  Parliament Session LIVE: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said if Pakistan cannot take action against terrorism on its soil, India is ready to help it as Indian forces are capable of fighting terror on the other side of the border as well. He also said that Operation Sindoor has been halted, and can be resumed anytime if Pakistan indulges in terror activities in India again.

• 29 Jul 2025, 04:43:17 PM IST

  Parliament Session LIVE: JP Nadda's comments on Kharge spark row, BJP chief withdraws remark

  Parliament Session LIVE: BJP MP JP Nadda, while speaking in the Rajya Sabha, sparked a row in the house with his remark on Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge. Nadda's remark led to a brief disruption in the upper house. However, JP Nadda took his words back and also offered to apologise to Kharge, following which the proceedings resumed in the house.

• 29 Jul 2025, 04:16:54 PM IST

  Parliament Session LIVE: JP Nadda starts speaking, says ‘PM Modi world’s most popular leader'

  Parliament Session LIVE: BJP MP JP Nadda starts speaking in Rajya Sabha after Mallikarjun Kharge concludes his speech. Nadda hit out at Kharge over his remarks and said, “PM Modi is the world's most popular leader.”

• 29 Jul 2025, 04:06:17 PM IST

  Parliament Session LIVE: Amit Shah must take responsibility for ‘security lapse’ at Pahalgam, says Kharge

  Parliament Session LIVE: Mallikarjun Kharge, while speaking in Parliament, said that Home Minister Amit Shah must take responsibility for the "security lapse" which led to the Pahalgam attack and demanded that accountability be fixed. The Congress chief cited Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha's statement, claiming that the attack was a 'major lapse'. He also attacked the government and took a jibe at PM Narendra Modi's unscheduled visit to Pakistan in 2015.

• 29 Jul 2025, 03:53:22 PM IST

  Parliament Session LIVE: ‘Wasn’t this the perfect opportunity to give Pakistan a befitting reply,’ asks TMC MP

  Parliament Session LIVE: TMC MP Sayani Ghosh, while speaking in the Lok Sabha, said, "Wasn’t this the perfect opportunity to give Pakistan a befitting reply and remind them that while their flag has a moon, our flag is on the moon?"

• 29 Jul 2025, 03:44:16 PM IST

  Parliament Session LIVE: Why PM Modi remains silent when BJP MPs, ministers insult armed forces, says Kharge

  Parliament Session LIVE: Mallikarjun Kharge, while speaking in the Rajya Sabha, said, “Why PM Modi remains silent when BJP MPs, ministers insult our armed forces.”

• 29 Jul 2025, 03:35:34 PM IST

  Parliament Session LIVE: We condemned Pak earlier too, condemn them even today, Kharge says

  Parliament Session LIVE: While participating in the discussion on Operation Sindoor, Mallikarjun Kharge said, "Along with the entire country and this House, I condemn the barbaric attack (in Pahalgam) and the continuous support to terrorists by Pakistan. We had condemned Pakistan earlier too, we will condemn them today as well and if this continues tomorrow, we will continue to condemn them. But here, we condemn them and you attend their feast and hug them."

• 29 Jul 2025, 03:25:38 PM IST

  Parliament Session LIVE: Kharge says Pahalgam attack was 'security lapse'

  Parliament Session LIVE: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday cited Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha to claim that the Pahalgam terror attack was a ‘security lapse’. He said that the Home Minister should claim responsibility for the attack and resign.

• 29 Jul 2025, 03:19:25 PM IST

  Parliament Session LIVE: Kharge takes jibe at PM Modi's visit to Pak in 2015

  Parliament Session LIVE: Congress MP Mallikarjun Kharge took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's unscheduled visit to Pakistan in 2015 while speaking during a special discussion on Operation Sindoor in Parliament.