During the discussion on Operation Sindoor on Monday in the Lok Sabha, there was a sharp noise between the ruling party and the opposition. Foreign Minister S. As soon as Jaishankar started rejecting the claim of former US President Donald Trump during his statement, opposition MPs started interrupting. Angered by this, Home Minister Amit Shah reacted sharply and said to the opposition, “You can’t believe your Foreign Minister? So you will sit there for 20 years.” On this statement of Amit Shah, applause was raised by the ruling party, while the opposition opposed it.
Amit Shah, taking a dig at the opposition, said that he is repeatedly citing foreign statements, but is ignoring the official statement of the Government of India in Parliament. He said that when something is said in the Parliament of India, it is supreme, not the statement of a foreign leader. He said that the opposition should trust the institutions and leaders of the country.
During this, S. Jaishankar clarified that there was no phone call between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Donald Trump between 22 April and 17 June. He said that there is no truth in the claims of ‘mediation’ made by Trump. Jaishankar also said that Operation Sindoor is a new chapter in India’s policy against terror, and it was a clear message that India would not compromise with its sovereignty.
The opposition, however, raised many questions about this statement. Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi asked that if a foreign president claims so, why did the Prime Minister himself not clarify? Describing Operation Sindoor as incomplete, he said that when the target is not met, then why is the government telling it success?
At the same time, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said that the Foreign Minister only fragmented the call, but did not clarify whether America had a role or not. He accused the government of lack of transparency.
This debate in Parliament showed how deep has become a gap between power and the opposition over national security, foreign policy and political belief.
