Desk Report,
The monsoon session of the Indian Parliament began on Monday. As expected, the first day saw the opposition’s protests against the Pahalgam incident and the attack on Pakistan called Operation Sindoor.
The opposition is trying to corner the government on the intelligence failure in the Pahalgam incident, the loss of several fighter jets in Operation Sindoor, the claim of US President Donald Trump’s credit for ending the war, trade threats or the Election Commission’s excessive activity in the name of revising the voter list in Bihar. In the all-party meeting last Sunday, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju announced the government’s agreement to “necessary discussions” on these issues. However, the opposition is skeptical about the nature of the discussions and whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi can be held accountable.
The monsoon session of the Indian Parliament began on Monday. As expected, the first day saw the opposition’s protests against the Pahalgam incident and the attack on Pakistan called Operation Sindoor.
The opposition is trying to corner the government on the intelligence failure in the Pahalgam incident, the loss of several fighter jets in Operation Sindoor, the claim of US President Donald Trump’s credit for ending the war, trade threats or the Election Commission’s excessive activity in the name of revising the voter list in Bihar. In the all-party meeting last Sunday, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju announced the government’s agreement to “necessary discussions” on these issues. However, the opposition is skeptical about the nature of the discussions and whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi can be held accountable.
The reason for the skepticism is that in the last 11 years, Prime Minister Modi has not answered a single question in Parliament. He has not answered any controversial question raised by the opposition. Not even a single adjournment motion brought by the opposition has been accepted; Rather, the opposition’s statements have been repeatedly omitted from everyone’s minutes.
The main attraction is whether this session will be exceptional or not. Today, Monday, the past was repeated in both houses. The opposition demanded a discussion on Pahelgam and Operation Sindoor. Amidst this uproar, the sessions of both houses were temporarily adjourned.
The attack by armed groups in Pahelgam and then Operation Sindoor between the budget and the monsoon sessions have united the opposition. India did not back down in retaliation. There was a four-day war against Pakistan. That war has suddenly stopped, for which President Trump has taken credit.
The ceasefire announcement came from Washington on May 10. Since then, Trump has claimed at least 24 times that his threats forced India and Pakistan to postpone the war. He threatened both countries with trade. In other words, he played the role of a mediator to stop the war, although India’s permanent position is against third-party intervention.
Pakistan has also claimed that several Indian warplanes were shot down in the war. How true or exaggerated that claim is has not been resolved yet. The Indian defense forces have not clarified it either, although Chief of Defense Staff General Anil Chauhan said that losses are part of war. Just like in cricket, how many wickets are lost is not a big deal, what matters is who wins.
Amidst this controversy and questioning, Trump’s recent comment that at least five warplanes were lost. However, he did not say which country they were from. On Monday, the opposition raised various questions on these issues in both houses. Let’s see if the opposition can force the government to provide that account or not.
Apart from the attack in Pahalgam and the war, the Election Commission of India (EC) is embroiled in a big controversy at this time. In Bihar, allegations have been made against them for proving citizenship under the pretext of revising the voter list. It is said that the government has taken up the task of preparing the National Register of Citizens in a different way through the commission.
The voter list controversy in Bihar is currently under consideration by the Supreme Court. The opposition wants to plague the government, especially the Prime Minister, with questions on these issues. Will the government give the opposition that opportunity? That is also a question.
In the all-party meeting held on Sunday, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said that the government is ready for ‘necessary discussions’ on all issues. The question is whether the Prime Minister will respond to the debate even if he participates in the debate. The Prime Minister, instead of attending the all-party meeting called on the Pahelgam incident and Operation Sindoor, gave the responsibility to Defense Minister Rajnath Singh. Rajnath may also be given the responsibility of responding to the debate in Parliament. And in that case, citing national security reasons, he may not be given a damage assessment.
The opposition has also raised various questions about what benefit India has received from the decision to send all-party representatives abroad. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar may be given the responsibility of answering these questions in Parliament.
Modi has not yet spoken a word about Trump’s claims. In his address to the nation on the ceasefire, he only said that Pakistan, distraught by India’s attack, had proposed the ceasefire. It remains to be seen whether Modi will say anything in Parliament about Trump’s ‘false speech’. Modi has not raised any allegations of false speech against the US President till date.
Today’s session began with these demands raised by the opposition. Multiple adjournment motions were moved in both houses on the Pahalgam incident and Operation Sindoor; but as usual, the Lok Sabha Speaker and the Rajya Sabha Chairman did not accept them. When the Question and Answer Session was disrupted due to the opposition’s demands, both houses were adjourned till 2 pm.make
The reason for the skepticism is that in the last 11 years, Prime Minister Modi has not answered a single question in Parliament. He has not answered any controversial question raised by the opposition. Not even a single adjournment motion brought by the opposition has been accepted; Rather, the opposition’s statements have been repeatedly omitted from everyone’s minutes.
The main attraction is whether this session will be exceptional or not. Today, Monday, the past was repeated in both houses. The opposition demanded a discussion on Pahelgam and Operation Sindoor. Amidst this uproar, the sessions of both houses were temporarily adjourned.
The attack by armed groups in Pahelgam and then Operation Sindoor between the budget and the monsoon sessions have united the opposition. India did not back down in retaliation. There was a four-day war against Pakistan. That war has suddenly stopped, for which President Trump has taken credit.
The ceasefire announcement came from Washington on May 10. Since then, Trump has claimed at least 24 times that his threats forced India and Pakistan to postpone the war. He threatened both countries with trade. In other words, he played the role of a mediator to stop the war, although India’s permanent position is against third-party intervention.
Pakistan has also claimed that several Indian warplanes were shot down in the war. How true or exaggerated that claim is has not been resolved yet. The Indian defense forces have not clarified it either, although Chief of Defense Staff General Anil Chauhan said that losses are part of war. Just like in cricket, how many wickets are lost is not a big deal, what matters is who wins.
Amidst this controversy and questioning, Trump’s recent comment that at least five warplanes were lost. However, he did not say which country they were from. On Monday, the opposition raised various questions on these issues in both houses. Let’s see if the opposition can force the government to provide that account or not.
Apart from the attack in Pahalgam and the war, the Election Commission of India (EC) is embroiled in a big controversy at this time. In Bihar, allegations have been made against them for proving citizenship under the pretext of revising the voter list. It is said that the government has taken up the task of preparing the National Register of Citizens in a different way through the commission.
The voter list controversy in Bihar is currently under consideration by the Supreme Court. The opposition wants to plague the government, especially the Prime Minister, with questions on these issues. Will the government give the opposition that opportunity? That is also a question.
In the all-party meeting held on Sunday, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said that the government is ready for ‘necessary discussions’ on all issues. The question is whether the Prime Minister will respond to the debate even if he participates in the debate. The Prime Minister, instead of attending the all-party meeting called on the Pahelgam incident and Operation Sindoor, gave the responsibility to Defense Minister Rajnath Singh. Rajnath may also be given the responsibility of responding to the debate in Parliament. And in that case, citing national security reasons, he may not be given a damage assessment.
The opposition has also raised various questions about what benefit India has received from the decision to send all-party representatives abroad. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar may be given the responsibility of answering these questions in Parliament.
Modi has not yet spoken a word about Trump’s claims. In his address to the nation on the ceasefire, he only said that Pakistan, distraught by India’s attack, had proposed the ceasefire. It remains to be seen whether Modi will say anything in Parliament about Trump’s ‘false speech’. Modi has not raised any allegations of false speech against the US President till date.
Today’s session began with these demands raised by the opposition. Multiple adjournment motions were moved in both houses on the Pahalgam incident and Operation Sindoor; but as usual, the Lok Sabha Speaker and the Rajya Sabha Chairman did not accept them. When the Question and Answer Session was disrupted due to the opposition’s demands, both houses were adjourned till 2 pm.make
The monsoon session of the Indian Parliament began on Monday. As expected, the first day saw the opposition’s protests against the Pahalgam incident and the attack on Pakistan called Operation Sindoor.
The opposition is trying to corner the government on the intelligence failure in the Pahalgam incident, the loss of several fighter jets in Operation Sindoor, the claim of US President Donald Trump’s credit for ending the war, trade threats or the Election Commission’s excessive activity in the name of revising the voter list in Bihar. In the all-party meeting last Sunday, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju announced the government’s agreement to “necessary discussions” on these issues. However, the opposition is skeptical about the nature of the discussions and whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi can be held accountable.
The reason for the skepticism is that in the last 11 years, Prime Minister Modi has not answered a single question in Parliament. He has not answered any controversial question raised by the opposition. Not even a single adjournment motion brought by the opposition has been accepted; Rather, the opposition’s statements have been repeatedly omitted from everyone’s minutes.
The main attraction is whether this session will be exceptional or not. Today, Monday, the past was repeated in both houses. The opposition demanded a discussion on Pahelgam and Operation Sindoor. Amidst this uproar, the sessions of both houses were temporarily adjourned.
The attack by armed groups in Pahelgam and then Operation Sindoor between the budget and the monsoon sessions have united the opposition. India did not back down in retaliation. There was a four-day war against Pakistan. That war has suddenly stopped, for which President Trump has taken credit.
The ceasefire announcement came from Washington on May 10. Since then, Trump has claimed at least 24 times that his threats forced India and Pakistan to postpone the war. He threatened both countries with trade. In other words, he played the role of a mediator to stop the war, although India’s permanent position is against third-party intervention.
Pakistan has also claimed that several Indian warplanes were shot down in the war. How true or exaggerated that claim is has not been resolved yet. The Indian defense forces have not clarified it either, although Chief of Defense Staff General Anil Chauhan said that losses are part of war. Just like in cricket, how many wickets are lost is not a big deal, what matters is who wins.
Amidst this controversy and questioning, Trump’s recent comment that at least five warplanes were lost. However, he did not say which country they were from. On Monday, the opposition raised various questions on these issues in both houses. Let’s see if the opposition can force the government to provide that account or not.
Apart from the attack in Pahalgam and the war, the Election Commission of India (EC) is embroiled in a big controversy at this time. In Bihar, allegations have been made against them for proving citizenship under the pretext of revising the voter list. It is said that the government has taken up the task of preparing the National Register of Citizens in a different way through the commission.
The voter list controversy in Bihar is currently under consideration by the Supreme Court. The opposition wants to plague the government, especially the Prime Minister, with questions on these issues. Will the government give the opposition that opportunity? That is also a question.
In the all-party meeting held on Sunday, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said that the government is ready for ‘necessary discussions’ on all issues. The question is whether the Prime Minister will respond to the debate even if he participates in the debate. The Prime Minister, instead of attending the all-party meeting called on the Pahelgam incident and Operation Sindoor, gave the responsibility to Defense Minister Rajnath Singh. Rajnath may also be given the responsibility of responding to the debate in Parliament. And in that case, citing national security reasons, he may not be given a damage assessment.
The opposition has also raised various questions about what benefit India has received from the decision to send all-party representatives abroad. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar may be given the responsibility of answering these questions in Parliament.
Modi has not yet spoken a word about Trump’s claims. In his address to the nation on the ceasefire, he only said that Pakistan, distraught by India’s attack, had proposed the ceasefire. It remains to be seen whether Modi will say anything in Parliament about Trump’s ‘false speech’. Modi has not raised any allegations of false speech against the US President till date.
Today’s session began with these demands raised by the opposition. Multiple adjournment motions were moved in both houses on the Pahalgam incident and Operation Sindoor; but as usual, the Lok Sabha Speaker and the Rajya Sabha Chairman did not accept them. When the Question and Answer Session was disrupted due to the opposition’s demands, both houses were adjourned till 2 pm.make
