Opposition uproar demanding answers from PM on terror attack and Operation Sindoor leads to adjournment in Rajya Sabha

The Rajya Sabha was briefly adjourned in the first hour of the first day of the Monsoon Session after Opposition uproar over the Pahalgam terror attack and U.S. President Donald Trump’s claims on ceasefire during Operation Sindoor, which the Leader of Opposition (LoP) Mallikarjun Kharge said was “humiliating” for the country.

Mr. Kharge, along with several Opposition members in the Rajya Sabha, had submitted adjournment notices (under Rule 267) for a discussion on the terror attack and Operation Sindoor after suspending the listed business of the day.

Raising the issue during the Zero Hour, the Congress president made a case for a two-day debate on the Pahalgam attack, Operation Sindoor, alleged security lapses and foreign policy. “The Prime Minister should answer,” he demanded. He said that the terrorists who carried out the attack have “neither been caught nor killed till date”. He also flagged Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant-Governor Manoj Sinha’s remarks “admitting that there has been a lapse in Pahalgam”.

Mr. Kharge said all political parties had given unconditional support to the government during Operation Sindoor. “In such a situation, we want to know from the government what is the complete situation” he said.

The senior Congress leader further said the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Deputy Army chief and a senior Defence attache had made some revelations regarding Operation Sindoor. “The government should also clarify its stand on the statement of U.S. President Donald Trump, because he has claimed not once but 24 times that he got the ceasefire done. This is humiliating for the country,” he said.

Responding to Mr. Kharge’s demands, Leader of the House and Union Minister J.P. Nadda asserted that the government was ready to discuss all issues related to Operation Sindoor. Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar also assured the Opposition MPs that he would ensure a full-fledged discussion on the issue for as much time as the members wanted. He also admitted a motion moved by BJP’s Bengal MP Samik Bhattacharya under Rule 167 on the issue.

Mr. Dhankhar said he will discuss the issue with leaders of various parties, as he adjourned the House proceedings briefly till noon, amid uproar by the Opposition. When the House met at noon for the scheduled Question Hour, the Congress MPs again raised the issue, and later staged a walkout from the House in protest.