Op Sindoor, Trump’s Ceasefire Claim Top Agenda as Monsoon Session Begins Today

Top Agenda as Monsoon Session Begins Today: The Monsoon session of the Indian Parliament begins today and it’s going to be a stormy one as the INDIA bloc of 24 opposition parties is all set to corner the government on multiple issues. Top on the agenda are the Pahalgam attack, US President Donald Trump’s claim of brokering a ceasefire with Pakistan and the special revision of electoral rolls in Bihar which the opposition claims “threatens people’s voting rights”.

The opposition’s agenda includes “failure” in foreign policy, “atrocities” in Gaza and “targeting” of SCs/STs, women and minorities.

The bloc will highlight the government’s “inaction” and “silence” on the Pahalgam attack after which the terrorists are still at large. Tiwari said, “All leaders have expressed concern that all the terrorists behind the attack are free and no action has been taken against them despite so many days having passed since April 22”. This is the first session after the attack and the opposition wants concrete answers from the government.

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During the meeting attended by 54 leaders from across parties, the Congress, Samajwadi Party, Left parties, NCP(SP) and Shiv Sena (UBT) sought a debate on Operation Sindoor, sources said. Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde, a member of the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) also favoured a discussion on the issue.

The Congress wants a reply from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Operation Sindoor and Trump’s claims. “We have hope that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the country from the House. There are important issues like the Pahalgam attack and the security lapse… The statements coming from the US President in some way, raise questions on the dignity of India, the bravery of the Indian Army,” Congress’s deputy leader in Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi said. He also wants answers from the government on the ongoing voter roll drive in Bihar.

Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju said the Centre is open to discuss any issue of national importance including Operation Sindoor—India’s direct military response to the Pahalgam terror attack—during the session which begins today.

“We are open to discuss important issues such as Operation Sindoor and the Pahalgam terror attack. These issues are of great importance to the nation. The government will never shy away from a discussion,” he said after the meeting.

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“When we start discussing the matter, we will make a statement. Whether it is the US President or anyone, I can’t give any reply now. When there is a discussion, a reply will be given,” he said and added that the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) will decide which issues will be discussed. To be sure, Indian officials have repeatedly denied Trump’s claim and maintained that the cessation of hostilities between India and Pakistan was finalised without any mediation by the US.

This will be the first House session since the Pahalgam attack and Operation Sindoor. The government will highlight the success of the military response, including destruction of terror infrastructure in Pakistan and PoK and project the operation as a “new normal” in India’s anti-terror strategy, sources said. The Opposition will question the Centre on the “intelligence failures” that led to the Pahalgam attack on April 22 in which 26 civilians were killed and Trump’s comments, they added.

Revolutionary Socialist Party’s (RSP) NK Premachandran suggested to the government that the Prime Minister should make an opening statement on the Pahalgam issue, sources said.

Janata Dal (United) didn’t raise these issues in the meeting but its leader Sanjay Jha who led one of the seven all-party delegations to key capitals for Operation Sindoor told HT that these delegations should be discussed in Parliament.

“It was a successful trip... The delegations met a cross-section of people. Everyone spoke in one voice… We told international leaders, today it’s us, tomorrow it can be you. It is the state and army of Pakistan who support these terrorists. There can be a discussion on these delegations,” Jha said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to outline the government’s agenda including 17 bills including taxation and national anti-doping amendments at the end of the agenda.

Tiwari reiterated, "We would want Parliament to function so that we raise the issues and the government answers”.

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