Parliament Monsoon Session: Opposition demands two-day discussion on Pahalgam, Operation Sindoor in Rajya Sabha

The Hindu

23-07-2025

The Opposition on Wednesday (July 23, 2025) put forth their demand for holding a debate on the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor in the Rajya Sabha from next week and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's presence be ensured.
The demand was put forth during the first meeting of the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) of the Rajya Sabha during the Monsoon Session of Parliament.
The meeting was attended by leaders of various parties and Leader of the House J.P. Nadda, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju. The BAC meeting was chaired by Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh.
This is the first time that the meeting of BAC is being held, after the same was rescheduled since Monday (July 21, 2025). On Monday (July 21, 2025) evening, the first day of the Monsoon Session, Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned from the post of Vice-President, leading to further postponement of the meeting.
"The Business Advisory Committee meeting of the Rajya Sabha was held today under the chairmanship of Deputy Chairman Harivansh. The entire opposition demanded that the discussion on the Pahalgam attack and Operation Sindoor be taken up starting next week.
'The two-day discussion for 16 hours should be taken up a day after the same started in Lok Sabha,' Congress's deputy leader in Rajya Sabha Pramod Tiwari told reporters after the meeting.
He also said the Opposition wanted no resolution should be brought up during the debate on Operation Sindoor/Pahalgam attack and a normal discussion spanning two days should be held.
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"We have demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should be present during the discussion, and we have been assured that by the government," he also claimed.
"I am hopeful that the prime minister will be present during the debate on Operation Sindoor," Mr. Tiwari said.
Both Houses of Parliament have witnessed repeated adjournments amid uproar by Opposition members over the issue of the Pahalgam attack, Bihar's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and other issues.