Daijiworld Media Network - New Delhi
New Delhi, Jul 28: After a stormy start to the Monsoon Session marked by frequent adjournments and political sparring, Parliament is now gearing up for one of its most critical debates — a high-voltage discussion on Operation Sindoor and the recent terror strike in Pahalgam, scheduled for Monday.
The upcoming session is poised to be a turning point, with national security and foreign policy taking center stage. In the Lok Sabha, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will kick off the marathon 16-hour debate by outlining the objectives and execution of Operation Sindoor — a strategic military response to the deadly attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam.
Joining him will be Home Minister Amit Shah and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, who are expected to elaborate on the internal security ramifications and diplomatic outreach undertaken in the aftermath of the incident.
Senior BJP leaders including Anurag Thakur and Nishikant Dubey will weigh in with additional perspectives from the treasury benches.
On the Opposition front, a strong counter-narrative is anticipated. Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and Rajya Sabha Opposition Leader Mallikarjun Kharge will lead the charge, backed by Samajwadi Party’s Akhilesh Yadav and a coalition of leaders from across the political spectrum. To ensure full attendance, the Congress party has issued a whip mandating the presence of all its Lok Sabha members for the next three days.
The Monsoon Session’s opening week had seen repeated logjams, primarily over the contentious Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar and other unresolved matters. However, a breakthrough came on July 25, when Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju announced that the Opposition had agreed to commence a structured discussion on national security. The debate will begin in the Lok Sabha on Monday and move to the Rajya Sabha the following day.
With both sides preparing for an intense exchange, the coming days are set to test political resolve, shape security discourse, and possibly redefine the course of the current parliamentary session.