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The Hindu
2 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Of Trump's mediation claims, and jets lost in Operation Sindoor
After a week of logjam, Parliament saw some business with Lok Sabha kicking off a discussion on Operation Sindoor-Pahalgam terrorist attack. Opening the discussion, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held that India's retaliatory measures to the Pahalgam terror attack and the (later) violation of ceasefire were 'swift, proportionate and calculated' to not cause any provocation. He emphasised that, unlike Pakistan, India specifically targeted terrorist camps, and not civil establishments. He also rejected assertions about Operation Sindoor being paused following international mediation, i.e. by U.S. President Donald Trump. Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi questioned the government on Pahalgam attack asking - how did terrorists reach the meadow, why government was not releasing details on it, what's the update on nabbing the terrorists, and jets lost during Operation Sindoor. Union MEA S. Jaishankar too asserted that Mr Trump was not involved in the Indo-Pak ceasefire, adding that, on May 9, 2025, U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance called Prime Minister Narendra Modi, warning of a 'massive Pakistani attack' in the next few hours. PM Modi had responded that if such an attack happened, it would be met with an appropriate response. The House discussed the issue till 1 am during which AIMIM MP questioned why Jammu Kashmir L-G was not removed for law and order failure and why India-Pakistan cricket matches were being held in spite of the Pahalgam attack, CPI ML MP Raja Ram Singh questioned Mr. Modi's continued silence on Mr. Trump's attacks. Throughout the discussion, Centre kept mum on the jets lost during Operation Sindoor and the terrorists' entry way into the meadow. In Rajya Sabha, no business was held due to protests over Bihar Special Intensive revision. The discussion on Operation Sindoor will continue in Lok Sabha today with Prime Minister Narendra Modi expected to make concluding remarks. You can follow today's live updates here. Until next time
Time of India
2 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Shashi Tharoor, Manish Tewari and Amar Singh not in Congress speakers' list
Congress MPs Shashi Tharoor , Manish Tewari and Amar Singh - who were part of India's global outreach after Operation Sindoor , much to the discomfort of the party leadership - do not figure in the official list of party speakers for the Lok Sabha debate on Operation Sindoor-Pahalgam. Some Congress leaders claimed Tharoor had "opted to speak" in an upcoming debate on a ports Bill when the party leadership tried to ascertain if he was inclined to speak on the Operation Sindoor-Pahalgam debate. Explore courses from Top Institutes in Please select course: Select a Course Category MCA Cybersecurity Degree Artificial Intelligence Design Thinking Management Others Technology MBA Product Management Healthcare PGDM Public Policy Data Science CXO Project Management Data Science others Digital Marketing healthcare Leadership Finance Data Analytics Operations Management Skills you'll gain: Programming Proficiency Data Handling & Analysis Cybersecurity Awareness & Skills Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Duration: 24 Months Vellore Institute of Technology VIT Master of Computer Applications Starts on Aug 14, 2024 Get Details Congress insiders have since shifted focus to whether Rahul Gandhi or Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will prove to be the better speaker, as both siblings are part of the speaker line-up for Tuesday - barring any last-minute changes. Apart from the two, the official Congress speakers include Gaurav Gogoi (who opened for the Opposition), Deepender Hooda, Saptagiri Ulaka, Praniti Shinde, and Brijendra Singh Ola. While many in the party feel some names in the line-up lack the stature and articulation of Tharoor and Tewari to effectively counter ruling side heavyweights, the chosen MPs are seen as personal loyalists of the Rahul-Priyanka camp. Live Events Congress insiders claimed Tharoor conveyed his lack of interest in participating in the Operation Sindoor debate when Gogoi, at the behest of Gandhi and K C Venugopal, reached out to him on Sunday night. Tharoor's stand evoked two kinds of responses within Congress. While some felt he avoided airing views that diverged from the party's official line, others saw it as a message that he was unwilling to change his stand to fit the party's position in the House. Tewari and Amar Singh were apparently open to participating in the debate, had the leadership allowed them.
Time of India
5 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Opposition protests wash out 1st week of Parliament session
New Delhi: The Opposition protests yet again stalled the proceedings of both the Houses of Parliament on Friday, completing the wash out of the entire first week of the monsoon session, even as the prospect of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha starting productive work next week with Operation Sindoor-Pahalgam debates offer some relief. Both the Houses witnessed three forced adjournments - after 11am, 12 noon and later at 2pm for the day - as the Opposition MPs kept up their vociferous protest against the Election Commission 's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list in Bihar and some other issues. While they paused the protest for a while in the LS for Speaker Om Birla to make the Kargil Vijay Diwas anniversary remarks, they did the same in the Rajya Sabha for Deputy Chairman Harivansh to administer the oath to actor and MKM president Kamal Haasan, who was elected to the House recently. The chair also rejected Opposition MPs' notices for adjournment motions on the issue of SIR, alleging it discriminated against the migrant workers of Bihar, and on the India-UK Free Trade Agreement. Later, the respective presiding officers' attempts to proceed with the question hour didn't bear fruit given the sloganeering and disorder in the Houses, prompting the former to adjourn the proceedings for the day. Speaker Birla then asked the floor managers of ruling and Opposition sides to join him at a meeting to pave the path for House discussions next week. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like This Is How Much New Windows Should Cost In Homosassa westshorehomeremodel Learn More Undo Outside the Parliament, the MPs of the INDIA bloc, including Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge, the respective leaders of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, took out a march towards the Gandhi statue, demanding scrapping of the SIR drive. They also tore off the placards written with "quit SIR" and threw them into the dustbins as their symbolic rejection of the ECI drive.
