Today’s Spotlight: 16-Hour Long Debate on Operation Sindoor, Rajnath Singh to Open Session

New Delhi (The Uttam Hindu) - After repeated disruptions in the first week of the monsoon session, Parliament is set to have an important debate on 'Operation Sindoor' and the Pahalgam terror attack on Monday. The discussion in the monsoon session will focus on national security and foreign policy issues.

In the Lok Sabha, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will initiate a discussion on Operation Sindoor, India's military action in response to the Pahalgam terror attack. This will be a crucial 16-hour debate, which will also be attended by Home Minister Amit Shah and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. They will present the government's stand on the wider implications of the Pahalgam attack and Operation Sindoor. Prominent BJP MPs, including Anurag Thakur and Nishikant Dubey, will also take part in the debate.

From the opposition side, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge along with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and several other leaders are expected to attend the meeting. The Congress party has issued a whip directing all its Lok Sabha MPs to remain present in the House for the next three days. The monsoon session got off to a tumultuous start as the opposition disrupted proceedings over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter list in Bihar and other issues. Following this, on July 25, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju informed that the opposition has agreed to start a discussion on national security issues, which will be held in the Lok Sabha on Monday and in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.