Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge is set to open the debate for the Congress party in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday during the special discussion on Operation Sindoor, India’s military response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack.
Out of the 16 hours allocated for the discussion in the Upper House, the Congress has been allotted approximately two hours to present its arguments.
According to sources, senior ministers Rajnath Singh and S. Jaishankar will participate in the debate from the government’s side, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also expected to intervene during the session.
The Rajya Sabha discussion follows the heated Lok Sabha debate on Monday. Earlier today, proceedings in both Houses of Parliament were adjourned till noon amid uproar over various issues, including Operation Sindoor and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list in Bihar.
In the Lok Sabha, Speaker Om Birla reprimanded Opposition members for disrupting proceedings and urged Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi to restrain MPs from holding placards in the House.
Meanwhile, Deputy Chairperson Harivansh Narayan Singh in the Rajya Sabha rejected several adjournment notices, including a call for a discussion on school closures in Uttar Pradesh, leading to further protests and disruption.
Ahead of the debate, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju appealed to the Opposition to maintain decorum and “not speak in Pakistan’s language”, emphasizing the need to uphold the dignity of the Indian Armed Forces.
Operation Sindoor was launched in retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed the lives of 26 civilians in Jammu and Kashmir. India’s response involved targeted precision strikes on terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
The Parliament session continues to witness sharp exchanges between the government and the Opposition, with high-stakes debates and critical national security matters on the agenda.
