In what can be seen as a step to prepare its strategy in the House as it begins tomorrow for the business, the floor leaders of the INDIA bloc parties will meet on Monday at 10 am to discuss things and overall planning for the second week of the monsoon session. After confirmation from the Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, Lok Sabha slated to take up discussion on Operation Sindoor on Monday and the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
While al other key leaders and senior ministers will participate in the debate, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is likely to initiate the discussion on Operation Sindhoor in the Lok Sabha on Monday.A stalemate over opposition demands for discussion on issues being raised by them was broken on Friday following an all-party meeting. The government has been stating that it is willing to discuss Operation Sindoor and other issues subject to rules and permission of Chair.
Sources said that Home Minister Amit Shah, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and BJP MPs Anurag Thakur and Nishikant Dubey are expected to take part in the discussion in Lok Sabha.Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to intervene in the discussion in the Lok Sabha. He may also intervene in the discussion in the Rajya Sabha and the discussion may take place on Tuesday.
Rajnath Singh and Jaishankar will be among ministers who will take part in the discussion in the Rajya Sabha, sources said.
TDP’s Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu and GM Harish Balayogi are expected to participate in the discussion on Op Sindoor in the Lok Sabha. The sources said the party has been allotted 30 minutes. From the Samajwadi Party, its chief, Akhilesh Yadav, and MP Rajiv Rai will participate in the debate.
“All issues cannot be discussed together… The opposition has raised several issues, like the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Bihar and others. We have told them that Operation Sindoor will be discussed first. We will decide which issues to discuss after that. Operation Sindoor will be debated for 16 hours in the Lok Sabha on Monday (July 28) and for 16 hours in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday (July 29),” Rijiju told reporters.
Opposition parties have been demanding a discussion on the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor and have sought the government’s clarification over US President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that he brokered a ceasefire between India and Pakistan.
The Opposition parties had been demanding PM Modi’s presence during the debate. Since PM Modi travelled abroad on a two-nation visit this week, the discussion has been scheduled for next week.
Rijiju also stated that the motion to remove Justice Yashwant Verma, from whose residence burnt wads of cash were recovered following a fire incident, will be moved in the Lok Sabha first, as per the rules. He said that the removal of Justice Verma should be a joint decision.
Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Saturday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of double standards in its approach to judicial matters, particularly regarding Justice Verma and Justice Yadav.Singhvi accused BJP of “selective outrage and silence” on the issues surrounding these two judges and alleged that BJP’s actions are driven more by optics than a genuine commitment to the law.
Opposition parties have also been demanding discussions on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar and India’s foreign policy. Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have witnessed repeated adjournments since the beginning of the monsoon session of Parliament on July 21, with the two Houses transacting little business.
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