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Parliamentophobia: Derek O'Brien says government dodging Op Sindoor debate
After the dates for the Monsoon Session of Parliament were announced, Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien on Wednesday claimed that the Narendra Modi government is suffering from "Parliamentophobia."In an apparent dig at the Centre, O'Brien was referring to the Opposition's repeated calls to hold a joint session of both houses to discuss the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation the Centre overlooked repeated calls from the Opposition to convene a joint sitting of both Houses, O'Brien took to X and wrote, "Parliamentophobia (noun). My word for the acute condition of a (Modi) government who have a morbid fear of facing Parliament. Running away from a Special Session."
A few days back, Congress Chief Mallikarjun Kharge also reiterated the Opposition's demand for a joint parliamentary session over Operation Sindoor and wrote on X: "We, the leaders of INDIA, reiterate our collective and urgent request to convene a special session of Parliament to discuss the developments following the terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22, 2025."Meanwhile, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju today announced that the Monsoon Session will be held between July 21 and August the growing clamour for holding a joint parliamentary session in the wake of India's Operation Sindoor, Rijiju said, "Every session is a special session for us." He further stated that "all important matters" will be discussed in the upcoming Monsoon sources revealed to India Today TV that the Centre is willing to take up discussions on Operation Sindoor and the Pahalgam terror attack, provided the debates are held in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Watch
