Parliament Monsoon Session Updates: Parliament adjourned for the day

The Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till tomorrow (Wednesday) 11 am.

After the Centre criticised the Opposition for questioning why they you assume the terrorists in the Pahalgam attacks came from Pakistan, P Chidambaram said the neighbouring country "has exported terrorists..(but) there are also home-based terrorists...both work together most times."

In his address to the Rajya Sabha, Congress leader and former Home Minister P Chidambaram questioned why India agreed to do a ceasefire. He further said "Operation Sindoor was successful, but whether it was decisive only time will tell."

"Operation Sindoor will continue; it is a notice to Pakistan that India will always act till Pakistan stops attacks," PM Modi said in the Lok Sabha.

"Before asking why PoK has not been taken back yet, Congress must respond who let it go...India still suffering the pain of mistakes committed by previous Congress governments starting from Nehru," PM Modi said. "Then-Congress governments the lost opportunities to get back Pak-occupied Kashmir when India had Pakistan's land and had its soldiers in custody," Modi said, referring to the custody of Pakistani forces in Bangladesh in 1971.

"Congress now operates through the remote control of Pakistan...makes young leaders call Operation Sindoor a 'tamasha'," PM Modi said in the Lok Sabha, referring to Congress MP Praniti Shinde's comments that stirred controversy.

"It has been an old habit with Congress to have a negative approach to the armed forces; the Congress yet to embrace Kargil win...Entire country is amazed to see Congress give a clean chit to Pakistan, asking for proof that the terrorists are from Pakistan, singing the same tune as theirs," said PM Modi in the Lok Sabha.

"Indian armed forces conducted surgical strikes, Congress sought proof from armed forces...But when they read the public mood, they changed their tune to claim that their governments too had carried out surgical strikes," PM Modi said during the debate on Operation Sindoor.

"On May 9 night, US Vice President tried to reach out to me 3-4 times, but I was busy with meetings with the armed forces...When I returned the call, he warned me of a big attack from Pakistan. I told him that if Pakistan attacks India, our attack would be much bigger as we will respond to bullets with cannons," said PM Modi.

"In the press conference, India stated its objectives clearly -- our targets are the terrorists, the masterminds, the terror infrastructure and hideouts...on May 6-7, upon the conclusion of the operation, Indian armed forces clarified its objective to let them know what is in our hearts and minds," PM Narendra Modi said in the debate on Operation Sindoor in the Lok Sabha.

During the debate on in the Lok Sabha, PM Narendra Modi said "the world has seen the scale of our operations. They range from Sindoor to Sindhu (Indus); Pakistan knows they have to pay huge price for any misadventure."

"We now respond on our own terms; we do not differentiate between masterminds of terror and state actors. No country in the world has stopped India from any action in its defence against terror," he added.

He also said, "only three countries spoke in favour of Pakistan at the UN."

PM Narendra Modi, during the debate on Operation Sindoor in the Lok Sabha, said "I stand here to make a case for India, and to show mirror to those who do not understand this."

PM Narendra Modi, during the debate on Operation Sindoor, started his address by saying that the Parliamentary session marks a "victory celebration".

"This is victory celebration for decimating (Pakistan's) terror headquarters,...it is a victory celebration for fulfilling the oath of the 'sindoor'...it is victory celebration of the unity, willpower..of 140 crore Indians," he said.

During the debate on Operation Sindoor, LoP in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said that US President Donald Trump claimed "29 times" that he brought about India-Pakistan ceasefire, and "if he is lying, PM must say so in Lok Sabha."

"If PM Modi has courage of an Indira Gandhi, he must deny in Lok Sabha that Trump is a 'liar' and we did not lose any planes," he added.

Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi insisted that there was no "tactical mistake" from the armd forces of India, which led to its aircraft "being downed", adding that "CDS Anil Chauhan must have the guts to say this, 'My hand were tied behind my back, and I was sent into a war, and my enemy was told by my own government that we will not attack you air defence system."

LoP in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi emphasised two things -- "political will and freedom of operation." "If you want to utilise the Armed forces, you must have 100% political will...and give them full freedom of operation."

After criticising the intel failure and highlighting threats from multiple fronts during her address to the Lok Sabha, Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav urged the Centre to increase the Defence Budget from 1.9 per cent of GDP to 3 per cent.

Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha JP Nadda apologised to LoP Mallikarjun Kharge after he used unparliamentary words. Nadda was lamenting Kharge's criticism of Prime Minister Modi, and soon after he used unparliamentary words, opposition MPs protested.

Nadda told Deputy Chairman Harivansh that he takes back his words.

After Kharge insisted on an apology, Nadda apologised to the LoP, but went on to add, that Kharge got swayed in his criticism of the PM and was not mindful of the dignity of PM's post.

(Inputs from Nikhil Ghanekar)

The government on Tuesday said three more nano fertiliser plants will be set up with a total production capacity of 17 crore bottles per annum by private and public fertiliser companies.

Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers Anupriya Patel, in her written reply to the Rajya Sabha, said the government is not directly involved in setting up of nano fertiliser plants across the country. (PTI)

LoP in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge suggested the government should come out with report on the Pahalgam terror attack as was done post-Kargil war.

Congress president and LoP in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge said, "the government should spell out conditions of ceasefire, if the US played any role in it."

Referring to US President Trump's statements that he pressured India and Pakistan into a ceasefire, ending Operation Sindoor, Congress president and LoP in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge said the "announcement was not made by PM or Defence Minister, but came from Washington."

"Why is Prime Minister Modi silent on US President Donald Trump's claim on ceasefire and downed fighter jets," Kharge asked.

"India doesn't tolerate any third party intervention, why PM Modi did not contradict Trump on claims of mediation with Pakistan," he added.

Responding to allegations levelled by the NDA coalition, Congress president and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge said, "INDIA parties stood strongly behind armed forces action in Operation Sindoor, unanimously lauded them, supported govt in national interest."

"We stood behind government, but Modi ji attacks Opposition parties in poll rallies," he added. He alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi remains silent when BJP MPs and ministers insult the armed forces.

After accusing Modi government of being arrogant, and not responding to letters by opposition, Congress president and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge said the Prime Minister should have been present at the all-party meeting regarding the Pahalgam terror attack instead of campaigning in Bihar. He further questioned his sincerity towards national security.

Saying that the Government should admit its "lapses" and "failure" in stopping terror attacks, the LoP demanded accountability. "Who is responsible for Pahalgam attack; whosoever is should quit," Kharge said.

Citing Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha's statement on security lapses in Pahalgam, Kharge attacked the government and said "Home Minister Amit Shah should take responsibility." He also asked if Manoj Sinha's statement on the lapses was aimed at "saving" Home Minister.

"We have wiped out approximately 20 per cent of Pakistan's airforce infrastructure. We have decimated 11 bases in three hours. This is the first time a nuclear country's air bases are destroyed,...the Indian Armed Forces achieved this. The training camps where the terrorists in 26/11 attacks were trained have been destroyed too. We killed most wanted terrorists and their masters as well. There were 50 fatalities in the Bholari Airbase, which include Pakistan's squadron leader Usman Yusuf and four Pakistani airmen." : Anurag Thakur in LS

"India's new zero-tolerance policy towards terrorism today serves as a message to the world. Our Armed Forces' attacks against have caused extensive damages to training centres of [terror outfits] and Pakistan's air defences, including their radar stations, air fields and aircrafts." : BJP's Anurag Thakur in LS

Regarding the border issue EAM S Jaishankar said, "The kind of massive deployment that we saw on the China border after 2020, it is because our border infrastructure Budget has gone up four times. Our tunneling, road building and bridging have doubled or tripled. This is a far cry from the period when the thinking was 'let's not develop the border, then the Chinese cannot come there.'"

"We had 60 years of neglect of the border...in the last ten years, that neglect has been reversed. There is still a lot of work to be done," he added.

Speaking on India's relationship with China, S Jaishankar slammed the Opposition, saying, "[When the] Doklam crisis was on, the Leader of Opposition decided to get a briefing from whom? Not from the government, not from the MEA (Ministry of External Affairs), [but] from the Chinese ambassador."

"He took his briefing from the Chinese ambassador when our military was confronting the Chinese military in Doklam," he added.

Regarding the reference made to the FATF, EAM S Jaishankar highlighted that the "longest period that Pakistan has been under FATF greylist has been under the tenure of the Modi government. During the Modi government, from 2018 to 2022, [for] 1,576 days, Pakistan was in the greylist."

Acknowledging that Islamabad was in the greylist earlier as well, although "for a shorter period," he urged the Lok Sabha to "appreciate that the FATF meeting in May 2025 has kept Pakistan in the 'enhanced follow-up category' recognising that the compliance of Pakistan is only partial."

Highlighting the Pakistan-China collaboration brewing "for 60 years" and criticising the Opposition inaction, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said, "In 1966, the first Chinese military supplies went to Pakistan, nuclear collaboration started in 1976, when Bhutto arranged for China-Pakistan to get together. In 1980s, when PM Rajiv Gandhi was visiting China and Pakistan, that is when the nuclear collaboration was at its height; 2005, China-Pakistan Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation; 2006, Pakistan-China FTA; 2013, handing over of Gwadar port (Balochistan, Pakistan) to China; May 2013, announcement of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)."

"At no stage in our conversations with the US (on Pahalgam attack) was there any conversation about trade" : S Jaishankar in Lok Sabha

"The US President said 28 times that they brokered the ceasefire. What's more concerning is that they used trade to pressure us. It was about terrorism, but they brought it to business. But he did not stop at that, he further said that five planes were downed. The US President further tried to bring up the topic of Kashmir....it is sad that...our government did not object...either shun Donald or shut down McDonald's in India." Indian National Congress' Deepender Singh Hooda in LS

Samajwadi Party's Ramashankar Rajbhar on Monday said in Lok Sabha that the country wanted "Operation Tandoor" after the Pahalgam terror attack to roast the terrorist responsible for it, and not Operation Sindoor.

Speaking during the special debate in the Lower House on the Pahalgam terror strike and Operation Sindoor, he accused the government of failing to act decisively and questioned the "delay" in the operation, saying that a mission that should have been initiated in three days was carried out after 17 days. (PTI)

"India has given non-violence and Gandhiji, Pakistan has given terrorist training camps. India has given refuge to Dalai Lama, Pakistan has given refuge to Osama Bin Laden. We export teachers, technology and trust Pakistan exported (sic) terror. The world understands this, and it stood with us (during Operation Sindoor). That solidarity was not accidental,..it was our EAM Jaishankar and our diplomats who worked tirelessly." : TDP's Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu, who was part of the diplomatic outreach in the aftermath of Operation Sindoor.

"The INDIA bloc demands that there should be a discussion on the SIR...SIR is a burning issue, which is a threat to democracy...The government should give an explanation on the SIR...The Prime Minister does not come to the Parliament. The Union Home Minister comes rarely (to the Parliament)...We want to restore democracy...The government is not allowing a discussion on the SIR..." : DMK MP Tiruchi Siva outside Rajya Sabha

"If we are told that we have the best aircrafts and pilots, then what made our Chief of Defence Staff say that our warplanes could not go too close to the target [during Operation Sindoor], and they had to fire from a distance...What made him say 'Our warplanes (sic) made mistakes on the first day, we corrected our mistakes, and fired from a distance.' Couldn't we fire from a short range?" : Gaurav Gogoi in LS

"I want to re-assure our citizens that our government, armed forces and our democratic institutions, together, we can the necessary steps to protect the unity and security. We have to remember that our social and political unity are our strength." : Rajnath Singh in LS

"After the Mumbai attacks, the government back then chose talks only...The leadership chose to do whatever thought was right. Today's India thinks differently and functions differently." : Rajnath Singh in LS

"If the establishment had taken stern action -- like the 2016 surgical strikes or 2019 air strikes -- in the aftermath of the Mumbai attacks, then Pakistan's strategic calculus could have changed...it could have disincentivized such acts of terror." : Rajnath Singh in LS