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Parliament to hold 16-hour discussion on Op Sindoor from July 28
The Lok Sabha is expected to begin the discussion on July 28 and the Rajya Sabha a day later if there are no disruptions, PTI reported quoting sources.
A discussion on Operation Sindoor is likely to be held in the Parliament next Monday, July 28, with the government allotting 16 hours for a special discussion in both the houses in the ongoing Monsoon Session.
The Lok Sabha is expected to begin the discussion on July 28 and the Rajya Sabha a day later if there are no disruptions, PTI reported quoting sources.
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A meeting of the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) of the Rajya Sabha was held on Wednesday, during which it was decided to hold a discussion on Operation Sindoor in the upper house on July 29, a report in ANI said.
The report, quoting sources, said that a special discussion in the Lok Sabha is likely to begin next week with 16 hours allocated to the Operation after a consensus was reached. The opposition parties have also demanded that PM Modi should be present during the debate on Operation Sindoor.
The government has made no commitment on the opposition's demand for the prime minister's response, the PTI report said quoting sources.
However, it cited the proposal for the discussion next week on the ground that Modi will be back by then from his four-day foreign visit, for which he left on Wednesday.
The development comes as US President Donald Trump once again claimed credit for bringing about a ceasefire between India and Pakistan, evoking a strong reaction from the opposition.
The Congress, taking a dig at the centre, said while Trump has reached the quarter-century mark on his claims – reiterating them 25 times in the last 73 days, PM Modi is "totally quiet, finding time only to travel abroad and to destabilise democratic institutions at home".
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that the Prime Minister has not been able to provide a single response to Trump's claims about a ceasefire, which he has reiterated 25 times so far.
"Those who call themselves 'deshbhakt' have run away. The Prime Minister is unable to give a single statement. Trump has claimed 25 times that he has announced a ceasefire. Who is he? This is not his work. However, the Prime Minister didn't respond once. This is reality. Can't hide from it," the Congress MP said.
