New Delhi: Following an all-party meeting with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday, the Parliament is likely to function smoothly from Monday (July 28). Om Birla held a meeting with senior political party leaders. According to reports citing Parliamentary sources, it was agreed during the meeting that the House would function smoothly starting Monday.
Debate on Operation Sindoor
Lok Sabha is set to debate Operation Sindoor on Monday, the ANI reported. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will lead the discussion in Lok Sabha. Home Minister Amit Shah and Foreign Minister S Jaishankar will participate. BJP MPs Anurag Thakur and Nishikant Dubey are also expected to join the debate. Prime Minister Narendra Modi may intervene in the discussion. The Operation was launched by India to avenge the Pahalgam terror attack.
The INDIA bloc MPs staged a protest outside Parliament premises, expressing strong objections to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise being undertaken by the Election Commission of India in Bihar.
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#WATCH | Delhi | Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister, Kiren Rijiju says, “Today, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla called the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) and it was reiterated that we are ready for a discussion on Operation Sindoor. It has been decided today that there will be a… pic.twitter.com/iEYJOPA0qg
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The discussion on the same topic will take place in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. Both the houses will have a 16-hr long discussion on Operation Sindoor. This was announced by Parliamentary Affairs minister Kiren Rijiju.
Why the logjam?
The opposition has been raking up issues such as special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, US President Donald Trump’s claim on India-Pakistan ‘ceasefire’ and the Pahalgam terror attack since the Monsoon session commenced on July 21. This has led to a logjam. Earlier in the day, the lower house was adjourned amid sloganeering and protests by Opposition members.
#WATCH | Delhi | Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister, Kiren Rijiju says, “All issues cannot be discussed together… The opposition has raised several issues, like the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Bihar and others. We have told them that Operation Sindoor will be… pic.twitter.com/3ObJMsVqEz
— ANI (@ANI) July 25, 2025
‘All issues cannot be discussed together’: Kiren Rijiju
While urging the Opposition to end the logjam, Union Parliamentary Affairs minister, Kiren Rijiju said, “All issues cannot be discussed together… The opposition has raised several issues, like the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Bihar and others. We have told them that Operation Sindoor will be discussed first. We will decide which issues will be discussed after that… Operation Sindoor will be debated for 16 hours in the Lok Sabha on Monday (July 28) and for 16 hours in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday (July 29),” he informed the house.