Speaking in Lok Sabha during Special Discussion on India’s strong, successful and decisive ‘Operation Sindoor’. https://t.co/Vnm7TWMqSw

— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) July 28, 2025

Leading the discussion on Op Sindoor in the Lok Sabha, Union Minister Rajnath Singh lauded the armed forces. At the onset of his speech, Mr Singh bowed to the armed forces, protecting the nation and willing to dedicate their lives to the nation.

#monsoonsession2025 #Rajyasabha adjourned till 11:00AM on 29.07.2025@VPIndia @harivansh1956 pic.twitter.com/ESeT0bO2bJ

— SansadTV (@sansad_tv) July 28, 2025

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh initiates debate on Operation Sindoor in the Lok Sabha. The discussion was scheduled for noon, but owing to protests by the opposition, the lower House was adjourned thrice before debate could begin.

Lok Sabha adjourned for the third time in a day.

“Do you want a discussion on Operation Sindoor or not?” Speaker Om Birla asks Opposition MPs protesting over Special Intensive Revision exercise in Bihar before adjourning the Lok Sabha till 1 pm.

“Do you want a discussion on Operation Sindoor or not?” Speaker Om Birla asks Opposition MPs protesting over SIR exercise in Bihar before adjourning the Lok Sabha till 1 pm #OperationSindoor #OperationSindoorDebate pic.twitter.com/UL2FJas0UN

— NDTV (@ndtv) July 28, 2025

Lok Sabha adjourned for the second time in a day.

Rajya Sabha adjourned within two minutes of reconvening. The House will resume at 2 pm.

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor evaded a question on whether he would speak during the special discussion in the Parliament on Operation Sindoor today, amid reports that he is not among the speakers chosen by his Congress party.

Mr Tharoor was in the Parliament complex ahead of the resumption of the Monsoon session when an NDTV journalist asked him if he was among the speakers who would lead the charge against the government over the Pahalgam attack and Operation Sindoor. The MP from Thiruvananthapuram walked away without answering, only to turn back when a colleague, Renuka Chowdhury, called him.

Countering the BJP's attack over his remarks on the Pahalgam terror attack, Congress veteran P Chidambaram has said the "worst kind of troll" is one who suppresses a full interview and uses two sentences to paint the speaker black.

"Trolls are of different kinds and use different tools to spread misinformation. The worst kind is a troll who suppresses the full recorded interview, takes two sentences, mutes some words, and paints the speaker in a black colour," the former Home Minister said amid the massive row over his remarks in an interview with The Quint.

Trolls are of different kinds and use different tools to spread misinformation
The worst kind is a troll who suppresses the full recorded interview, takes two sentences, mutes some words, and paints the speaker in a black colour!

— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) July 28, 2025

Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have been adjourned till 12pm.

The chaos has erupted in the Lok Sabha, prompting Speaker Om Birla to school the opposition and ask them to behave in parliament.

Proceedings begin in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.

The Opposition is protesting against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise underway in Bihar.

Delhi | Meeting of INDIA bloc Floor leaders is being held in Parliament House as the Monsoon session is underway
(Source: AICC) pic.twitter.com/Hgmvo7smGL

— ANI (@ANI) July 28, 2025

Congress MP Pramod Tiwari questioned the whereabouts of the terrorists involved in the Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 people - 24 tourists, a local and a Nepali citizen were killed.

"The question is straight, we want to know where those terrorists are who killed the husbands of our 26 sisters. The government has failed till now...The dangerous game being played in Kashmir is not beneficial for the nation. We want to know who those terrorists are, where they came from, and why they have not been caught till now," Mr Tiwari said.

#WATCH | Delhi | On Congress leader P Chidambaram's reported statement on Pahalgam terrorists, Congress MP Pramod Tiwari says, "The question is straight, we want to know where are those terrorists who killed the husbands of our 26 sisters. The government has failed till now...The… pic.twitter.com/NttUqGkEIC

— ANI (@ANI) July 28, 2025

BJP MP Manju Sharma on Sunday said that the government never refused to discuss Operation Sindoor in Parliament and blamed the opposition for wasting an entire week of the session by disrupting proceedings.

"The opposition consistently requested a discussion on Operation Sindoor. The government will do it. However, the opposition doesn't allow the parliament to function," Ms Sharma said while speaking to the news agency ANI.

She said that while the government was ready to engage on the issue, the opposition had "just wanted to waste time and public money."

"The government wanted to work on every matter, but the opposition just wanted to waste time and public money... The opposition should understand that the government has never refused to discuss any issue. By taking this, these people wasted a whole week," Ms Sharma added.

On Congress leader P Chidambaram's reported statement on Pahalgam terrorists, Congress MP Imraan Masood said, "If the terrorists came from Pakistan, then how are our borders secured? They came, committed the act and left. We will ask if they were airlifted and airdropped, where they came from, and where they went. We have the right to know..."

#WATCH | Delhi | On Congress leader P Chidambaram's reported statement on Pahalgam terrorists, Congress MP Imraan Masood says, "If the terrorists came from Pakistan, then how are our borders secured? They came, committed the act and left. We will ask if they were airlifted and… pic.twitter.com/ujjlBzhZRq

— ANI (@ANI) July 28, 2025

NDA MPs hold a protest outside the Parliament against All India Imam Association (AIIA) President Moulana Sajid Rashidi's derogatory remark against Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav during a television debate.

Ahead of the Operation Sindoor debate in Parliament, a massive political row has erupted over Congress veteran P Chidambaram's remarks in an interview, in which he said "homegrown terrorists" could be involved in the Pahalgam terror attack and questioned what evidence proves that the killers came from Pakistan.

The BJP has accused the Opposition party of giving a clean chit to Pakistan and said the Congress always bends over backwards to "protect the enemy".

Bharatiya Janata Party MP Shambhu Sharan Patel said that there will be a detailed discussion on Operation Sindoor in Lok Sabha on Monday, and senior leaders of the party will participate in it.

Speaking with the news agency ANI, Shambhu Sharan Patel said, "The Prime Minister and our government have clearly stated that we are ready for a discussion on Operation Sindoor in Parliament. Senior leaders of our party will participate, and there will be a detailed discussion in the Lok Sabha."

"We will discuss the valour of the Indian Armed forces who attacked Pakistan in their house, and targeted nine terror sites," he added.

In the discussion regarding Operation Sindoor in the Lok Sabha, MP from Nagina and National President of the Azad Samaj Party, Kanshi Ram, Chandrashekhar Azad said that he hopes the discussion will be positive and thorough. He said, "I hope the discussion will be positive, and through the discussion, we will work to ask questions of the government on behalf of the public. I congratulate the country's army... I pray for the soldiers who were martyred..."

Ahead of a special discussion on Op Sindoor in the Lok Sabha, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju took to X (formerly Twitter) and compared Pakistan to Ravana, the principal antagonist of the ancient Hindu epic Ramayana and said that when Laxman Rekha, that is, boundaries drawn by India, were crossed, terrorist camps faced the fire.

Discussion on #OperationSindoor to begin today...
When Ravan crossed the Laxman Rekha, Lanka burned. When Pakistan crossed the red lines drawn by India, terrorist camps faced the fire!
जब रावण ने लक्ष्मण रेखा पार की, तो लंका जल गई। जब पाकिस्तान ने भारत द्वारा खींची गई लाल रेखा… pic.twitter.com/GHh6MtkzsL

— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) July 28, 2025

A special discussion on Operation Sindoor, India's response to the terror attack in Pahalgam, will begin in the Lok Sabha at noon.

A “special discussion” is a focused debate on a matter of national importance or urgency, often outside the routine legislative business. It’s not governed by a specific rule like Rule 193 or Rule 176, but is instead scheduled by consensus through the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) and listed in the agenda by the Speaker (Lok Sabha) or Chairman (Rajya Sabha). Unlike other debates, it doesn’t require a motion to be passed or voted upon.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will open the 16-hour debate involving Home Minister Amit Shah, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Earlier Defence Minister Rajnath Singh had held several meetings with Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan, Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and three service chiefs to prepare the government's response on Operation Sindoor.

The first week of the Monsoon session of Parliament witnessed major disruptions with the surprise resignation of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar. Lok Sabha was majorly adjourned following Opposition protests over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise being carried out by the Election Commission in Bihar ahead of the upcoming assembly elections.