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Sir, please pause my time or bring the House in order. … Sir, the House is not in order. Sir, please sort this out. “Hon’ble Chairperson Sir, I begin by thanking my party for giving me the opportunity to speak on an important issue. But I deeply regret that I will not be thanking the Government of India. It should have convened a special session in the House regarding Operation Sindoor, where all Members could have been given the chance to speak and learn about the steps taken by the country’s Prime Minister. Secondly, Sir, ever since the speeches on Operation Sindoor began from the Government of India’s side, I have noticed that they are trying to send a message that questioning Prime Minister Modi, the Foreign Minister or the Home Minister means speaking against the country’s interests. Today, I want to clearly tell the people of the nation that we have expressed pride in the Indian Army regarding Operation Sindoor. Under the leadership of our leader Mamata Banerjee, we have marched in every district of Bengal, in Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya, Goa, and Kerala, to thank the Indian Army. But questioning is our right. India is a democratic country. We are not Pakistan. Today, even in Pakistan’s Parliament, is there anyone with the courage to question their leaders like Munir or Sharif? We are living in a democratic country, and so we can question our Government. We never said Operation Sindoor was unsuccessful. I believe Operation Sindoor was successful. But our discussion and our criticism are about what the Government was doing before Operation Sindoor and what it did after it. Today, 26 unarmed, innocent people were shot dead by four terrorists in Pahalgam. There was no intelligence information. There were no security arrangements or preparations to protect the citizens. Who will be responsible for this? The Government of India, the Home Minister must answer for it. * But even after so many killings, the Chief of our Intelligence Bureau was not removed by the Government of India. We demand answers for this. Today, I want to say that after Sindoor, our question is: what was your foreign policy? Just yesterday, the Prime Minister spoke, and last night, the US President said again that the ceasefire between India and Pakistan was brokered by the US President. Is this not shameful, Sir? Can’t we ask this question? Certainly, we can. Because 140 crore countrymen, all opposition MPs, all parliamentarians have stood together in support of the Government of India. But what is the outcome? That is being discussed today. Today, like Pakistan, this nation has become a factory for terrorists. It’s not just today but for the last three decades, regardless of which Government is in power—UPA or NDA—they have continuously attacked India. But what have we done? When billions of dollars were offered by the IMF and the World Bank, we abstained. I want to question the External Affairs Minister: do you know what abstaining means? What is the difference between abstaining and pressing the ‘no’ button in Parliament? I also want to ask if India pressed the ‘no’ button against Zimbabwe’s expulsion on 11 September 2005. Give me the answer! Did you or did you not press the ‘no’ button on 12 September 2016 when Russia vetoed the IMF offer regarding Ukraine? Today you are negotiating laws with the United Nations, IMF, and the World Bank. I want to say to the Modi Government that if you consider yourselves patriots and you keep delivering speeches hour after hour as we hear here, then, I think your speeches are no different from the commentators of a wrestling match, commenting on what you think is happening between India and Pakistan. But we know what has really happened between India and Pakistan, where civilians were killed. Mr. Chairperson, this is a crucial issue of national security for which, history will never forgive Prime Minister Modi in his lifetime. Never forgive. I want this great country called India, which has a history of peace and prosperity, to never become a terrorist state like Pakistan. I hope the President of India, like Pakistan, will not allow this country to become a terror state. A rogue State like Pakistan should not ever put a great country like India in the predicament that it did in Pahalgam or whatever happened in the past. That is our expectation as the opposition. Thank you.”

*“Mr. Vice-Chairman Sir. I will speak in Bengali because I am a Bengali and I take pride in that. I thank the hon. Deputy Chairman and I also thank my party, the Trinamool Congress, and our party’s Rajya Sabha leader, Shri Derek O’Brien, for allowing me to speak on this important and painful matter in the Parliament. Sir, from May 7th to May 10th, the Indian Army carried out an operation to destroy Jaish-e-Mohammed camps in the Pakistanoccupied area. I salute the Indian Army, Army, BSF, and CRPF for this. But Operation Sindoor of our great country was a mysterious military operation. Why mysterious? Because if we look back a few days, on April 22nd d in Pahalgam, four extremists came, asked about religion, and killed 26 innocent Indians and then walked back to Pakistan without being caught – just as the perpetrators of the February 14, 2019 Pulwama attack have still not been caught or killed. Similarly on April 22nd also the perpetrators escaped after the attack without being caught or killed.” “From this, it appears to me that there is no other Home Minister in the world so irresponsible as ours. After the April 22nd Pahalgam attack, we all Indians united to demand the destruction of Pakistan, the motherland of terrorists. After the incident, when the ruling party and opposition parties all came together to attack Pakistan, the Central Government mysteriously remained silent for 15 days. Then came the long-awaited May 7th operation, but it ended mysteriously within three days. I do not know what damage was caused to Pakistan. I myself had gone to Kashmir – to Poonch, Rajouri, all border posts – with a delegation of the Trinamool Congress under the guidance of our leader Mamata Banerjee. On our way, our plane crashed, and we were a little afraid that we could have died. But after surviving the accident and reaching Rajouri, Jammu border, we saw the suffering of innocent Indians. The attacks were so tragic that I still cannot sleep at night thinking about them. We saw frightened elderly people running to secure small children in safe places. The houses where children were kept safe were hit by Pakistani mortars shell that blew off the roofs. An elderly madrasa teacher who was trying to protect the children was killed. But the media called that teacher an extremist. The man who sacrificed his life to protect innocent children was labeled an extremist because he was a Muslim. We did not get to know what damage Operation Sindoor caused to Pakistan because it was done so mysteriously. When 1.4 billion Indians wanted to burn Pakistan for the blood of 26 innocent people, why did Indian soldiers agree to a ceasefire on the orders of US President Trump? Are we slaves of America? This decision has tarnished India’s dignity and hurt the pride of great Indians. We must remember the 1971 India-Pakistan war when then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, the Iron Lady, warned US President Richard Nixon looking into his eyes, and India split Pakistan into two parts and sent 93,000 Pakistani soldiers home with ropes tied around their necks. At that time, the whole world bowed its head to India, showing respect. But today, we all see how America is strangling our expatriate Indians, tied in chains and sending them back to India! How Pakistan supports injustice, and later the Indian Government shows its subservience!” “Declaring oneself a world leader does not make one a world leader. Although the option of Sindoor remains inside the body, the ceasefire there was not successful. Later, the Indian Government shackled its slave Indians and sent them home. How can India proclaim itself a world leader? The motherland India is crying because of such politics. I ask of the BJP: Do you have no shame? Stop this dirty politics now. The honor of motherland has been tarnished. Stop politicizing the sacrifice of our soldiers. Narendra Modi and Amit Shah, when they visit Thakur Bari in West Bengal, they bow their heads before goddess Veena Pani for votes, they say they will give citizenship to Matua and Bengali Hindus there, but in the BJP ruled states in India, people are being made naked and checked if they are Hindu or Muslim. I saw such case in Gurgaon yesterday.” In BJP-ruled areas, Matua and people from East Bengal, those who have voter cards, Aadhaar cards, and PAN cards, are being taken to the Sundarbans…”

*“Mr. Vice-Chairman, Sir, on behalf of my party, the All India Trinamool Congress, I rise to take part in this special discussion. First of all, I pay homage to the 26 innocent Indians who lost their lives in the terrorist attack at Pahalgam. Among them were three of our people from Bengal: Bitaan Adhikari, Sameer Guha, and Manish Mishra. I pay tribute to their everlasting memory. I also pay tribute to the indelible memory of the brave soldiers of our country’s armed forces who fought in the line of duty and were martyred. And in the entire Pahalgam incident, the first martyr from our armed forces was Havildar Jhontu Ali Sheikh, a resident of Nadia, Bengal. I pay homage to the memory of Havildar Jhontu Ali Sheikh. Now, Sir, when this discussion is taking place today, I, on behalf of the All India Trinamool Congress, humbly ask: why did the Government not call a special Session? It is not that in the past, during incidents like this, special Sessions have never been called. Yesterday, the discussion started in the other House. Today, the discussion has started in our House. We are hearing repeatedly that Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru is being dragged into this and blamed. I only wish to mention that on 23rd October 1962, when the India-China war was underway, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Hem Barua went to Pandit Nehru. They were few in number, not many; they did not have numerical strength. Pandit Nehru was requested on 23rd October 1962 to convene a special Session, and he called a special Session on 8th November 1962 during the India-China war. Nehru had made mistakes—this mistake too could have been acknowledged by the Government, and the special Session could have been convened! If a special Session had been called, a discussion could have taken place here. Now, our question is: why did the discussion not begin on the first day itself? Was it because the hon. Prime Minister, the great globetrotter, was abroad on a foreign visit that the Government did not agree to a discussion from the first day? From 2022 to 2025, the hon. Prime Minister of our country has travelled three lakh kilometres in total, within the country and abroad. The distance from Earth to the Moon is 3.8 lakh kilometres. He has already surpassed that distance in three years. But he still has not been able to reach Manipur, which is just 2,000 kilometres away. We believe the Prime Minister will speak in this House tomorrow. And we most humbly request that when the discussion takes place tomorrow, the Government should also tell us when we will discuss the matter of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Parliament. Now the question arises: Those who infiltrated 200 kilometres inside the Line of Control and killed innocent people, then retreated 200 kilometres—who will take responsibility for this massive breach of national security? If there was an intelligence failure, then how did the Chief of the Intelligence Bureau get a one-year extension just a month after the attack? Instead of holding him accountable, was he rewarded? Under what compulsion? These are uncanny questions. Our All India General Secretary, Abhishek Banerjee, has already raised these questions. Particularly, we want to know: the Pegasus spyware, which the Government has skillfully used to spy on political leaders, journalists, and even judges—why has it not been used on terror networks and suspects? If Pegasus had been used, we would know where the terrorists are now. Those four whose photos were published—those four responsible for the heinous killings—are they dead or alive? Did they escape after travelling 200 kilometres? Why is the government not issuing a clear statement? Why this deafening silence? Our party, the All India Trinamool Congress, under the leadership of Mamata Banerjee, has repeatedly said that when it comes to matters of foreign policy, we always stand with the Central Government. The entire nation of 140 crore people rises above religion, caste, and political identity to stand with the government. But then, when will we be able to reclaim Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK)? Today, the hon. Defence Minister, in his speech, said there is a ceasefire. The operation has not ended; it could be resumed. But the question is: if the operation is resumed, and then President Trump of the United States says a ceasefire must be implemented for trade reasons, what will the Government do? This is the question of 140 crore Indians. Why has PoK not been taken back? What compromise has been made? The people of the country want to know. After Pahalgam, the Government’s outreach programme has reached 33 countries. Who decided who would go? Our party felt the Government should not decide this. We will decide who will represent our party. Accordingly, our All India General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee represented us. The second largest opposition party had no leader in this entire delegation. They went. The third largest opposition party also had no leader. The Samajwadi Party went. We want this matter raised in the House. The hon. Prime Minister has been called the globe-trotter, the Vishwaguru, the Prime Minister of the world’s fourth largest economy. Yet we must point out: the International Monetary Fund (IMF) gave Pakistan one billion US dollars. The World Bank gave Pakistan 40 billion US dollars in economic aid and long-term investments. A country that is consistently involved in cross-border terrorism—will it keep getting rewarded by avoiding international scrutiny? Within a month of the Pahalgam incident, Pakistan became the Vice-Chairman of the Counter Terrorism Committee of the UN Security Council, even though two lakh crore rupees have been spent on our Ministry of External Affairs in the last 10 years. I have mentioned Havildar Jhontu Ali Sheikh, Sir. When his mortal remains returned to Tehatta in Nadia, thousands of people from the surrounding villages came to pay their respects on Saturday, 26 April 2025. Our party was there, as were other political parties—except one. You don’t need to be a quizmaster to guess which party didn’t go. No eader from the BJP’s state unit went to pay respect to Jhontu Ali Sheikh that day. Now, Sir, Nadia district has a place called Plassey. In 1757, when the fall of Siraj-ud-Daulah, the last Nawab of independent Bengal, was taking place, when the merchant’s scales turned into the ruler’s sceptre, a conspiracy was hatched against Siraj. That conspiracy was led by Mir Jafar, born into a Muslim household, but he was not alone. Along with Mir Jafar were Jagat Seth, Rai Durlabh, and Omichand, all born into Hindu households. Siraj was defeated in the mango groves of Plassey. But Bengal’s soil had witnessed and proclaimed: who shed blood for Siraj? For Siraj, blood was shed by Mir Madan, born into a Muslim household, and Mohanlal, born into a Hindu Brahmin household. This is history. You cannot erase it. A hundred years later, in 1857, the First War of Independence—the great revolt—took place. In Barrackpore, Bengal, Mangal Pandey and Ishwar Pandey were martyred. The British dismantled the Bengal Regiment. To this day, there is no Bengal Regiment in our armed forces. Our blood bears the history of sacrifice— from revolutionary Rashbehari Bose to Deshnayak Subhas Chandra Bose. Of the 585 revolutionaries incarcerated in the Cellular Jail in the Andamans, 398 were Bengalis from undivided Bengal. Our leader Mamata Banerjee, after this incident, directed that from the hills to the sea, we must march with the national flag to honour the armed forces. We did so, Sir. But I was speaking of Havildar Jhontu Ali Sheikh. It would be unjust not to mention another Havildar—Kazi Nazrul Islam.Kazi Nazrul Islam was a Havildar in the British Indian Regiment. He wrote a poem called Bidrohi—“The Rebel”—long before any organisation of that name was formed. Even today, questions arise: despite everyone supporting the reclaiming of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, why have we not been able to capture it? I want to end by reciting a few lines Nazrul wrote in that poem: “I am the flute in Krishna’s hands, I rise in anger, I will break through the heavens and the seven hells will tremble, I am the rebel, I will smash the tyrant’s sword, I am the creator, I am forever the unconquered rebel, I stand tall, Jai Hind! Jai Bangla!”

“Hon. Deputy Chairperson, I rise to speak today. At the outset, I wish to express my deepest condolences for the victims of the Pahalgam massacre, and to those who were injured or killed in the cross-border shelling in border areas. Our sympathies and solidarity are with all the residents of border areas like Poonch, Rajouri, and Uri. No matter how much we debate in this House, those innocent lives will not return. Regarding Operation Sindoor, the Prime Minister has said, “There is no blood in my veins, only sindoor flows through them.” But we refuse to accept this. We will not say “Prime Minister, you have no sindoor in your veins.” We will say only politics flows through your veins. You do not have sindoor in your veins; you only have politics and more politics in your veins. “If indeed sindoor did flow in the Prime Minister’s veins, then how did such a massive security lapse occur on April 22? How did terrorists infiltrate Pahalgam? It was your negligence. It was due to your lack of accountability. And yet, no one has been held responsible for this grave security failure. If the Prime Minister truly had sindoor in his blood, why is the Indian cricket team playing against Pakistan? The Centre claims it is working to isolate Pakistan; then, why was the Indian team permitted to play them in the Asia Cup, 2025? Why? Is it because it is a big money tournament? Where is the principle? Where is the diplomacy? No, Prime Minister; you do not have sindoor in your veins — only politics.” “If sindoor truly flowed in the Prime Minister’s veins, why has he not yet visited the border villages where innocent people were injured in the shelling — where children were wounded, homes destroyed, schools razed? While the Prime Minister travels the world and embraces global leaders, why has he not embraced the wounded children in these border areas? After the Pahalgam attack, why did the Prime Minister following his return from Saudi Arabia not meet the families of the deceased? Why did he first rush to Bihar to address an election rally? Why did he not wipe the tears of the martyrs’ families in Pahalgam before campaigning? Why politicise death? Are you playing politics over dead bodies?” Why are you playing politics with dead bodies? “Because the Prime Minister does not have sindoor in his veins, only politics. The Trinamool Congress has always stood by our brave soldiers against terrorism and Pakistan-backed militants. But that does not mean, we will not question the Government. True patriots ask questions to make the nation stronger.” A true patriot asks questions only to make the country stronger. “We are witnessing the failure of administration in Jammu and Kashmir. To this day, no one has been held accountable for the security lapse in Pahalgam — Because the Prime Minister does not have sindoor in his veins, only politics. The word empathy is missing from the Central Government’s vocabulary.” The word ‘empathy’ does not exist for this Government. ” During Operation Sindoor, what was the BJP doing? They were busy putting up war-time posters of the Prime Minister — as if it were he, and not our brave soldiers, who were fighting the war.” “Why was the Prime Minister’s image shown wearing military uniform? Is that empathy — or politics?” “Twenty-six people died in Pahalgam. Sixteen people died in the border regions. Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs — people of all faiths — have perished. But did the Central Government show any real concern about Poonch?” “Only a single leader worried about the border areas. Our leader, Ms. Mamata Banerjee, was not impressed by the war rhetoric on TV. She instructed us to go to the border villages, witness the reality, help the people, and stand beside them. While the Prime Minister never went to Poonch &Rajouri, we did. A five-member delegation from the Trinamool Congress went, on our leader’s instructions, to the affected villages and towns — places no one had visited, where no one had asked the people, “How are you?” We were delivering a message of compassion, while the BJP was delivering election speeches. I want to ask the Central Government — during the mock drills before Operation Sindoor, why were the border areas not evacuated?” Why were the border villages not evacuated before Operation Sindoor? Why were they left as sitting duck for Pakistani shelling?  “Why weren’t civilians relocated to safer zones? If sindoor flows in your veins, where is the compassion? We saw immense suffering in the border villages and towns. These places are directly in the line of fire during wartime, yet they are the most vulnerable and neglected. Sixteen people were killed and 88 injured in cross-border shelling during Operation Sindoor. In Poonch, we visited the Thakur family home, where a massive shell fell through the roof into their bedroom while they were sleeping, destroying the entire house. We met Amarjeet Singh’s family. He was hit by shrapnel and rushed to Poonch district hospital, which failed to provide proper treatment. His two young children will never see their father again. We visited a Christian school where twin siblings, Urfa Fatima and Zain Ali, died from a shell attack at home. Another student lost his hand due to injury. Fourteen-year-old children — dead or maimed. We learned that a beloved schoolteacher, Qari Mohammad Iqbal, died from shelling. The ‘Godi media’ falsely branded him a terrorist and spread fake news that he died in Pakistan. People of all faiths — Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs — have been victims of Pakistan’s shelling. Yet this Government and its supporters keep chanting ‘Hindu-Muslim, Hindu-Muslim.’ Let me say something about the media. As a journalist, I am deeply saddened and angry at how the Government manipulates the media to spread fake news. During wartime, spreading disinformation is a crime. Lying to citizens during a crisis is unjust. Our national motto is Satyameva Jayate — Truth alone triumphs. But this Government does not believe in truth. The Prime Minister does not hold press conferences, does not answer questions, does not speak the truth to the nation. Instead, the media spreads government-fed lies. A truly patriotic government would speak the truth first — and earn the people’s trust. If sindoor truly flows in your veins, why are you afraid of the truth? From Poonch, we went to Rajouri, where the District Magistrate, Rajkumar Thapa, was killed by a shell in his own home. In Rajouri hospital, we met 16-year-old Rafia, who was seriously injured. Through tears, she asked me, “Didi, will I walk again? Will I run again?” So many questions remain. Why is there no proper security in the border areas? Why are there no good hospitals? Why haven’t bunkers been built in homes? Why is the Centre shirking responsibility for the safety of border villages?” Why is the Central Government not taking responsibility for the safety and security of the border villages? What is it doing about the border villages?” You only print posters, but we have seen the ground reality in Poonch and Rajouri — where people are left to their fate. All they needed was a healing touch, which your Government completely failed to provide. “You have been unable to provide the healing touch. And the reason you couldn’t — is because you have no sindoor in your veins. Only politics. Pahalgam was a massive security failure. It cannot be forgiven. The Baisaran meadow, where the terrorist attack happened, is a major tourist spot with thousands of daily visitors. Why was it not secured? Why was no force deployed there? The Home Minister claimed in an all-party meeting that the administration had no knowledge that tourists were present in Baisaran. He even said they went without police permission. But in reality, no police permission is ever required to visit Baisaran. The Home Minister’s statement is not correct. Where is the accountability? Where is the responsibility? How much more irresponsibility will be tolerated?” Can there be a more shocking and complete abdication of all responsibility and accountability on the part of the Central Government which lacks empathy, which lacks accountability, which lacks responsibility and which cannot take responsibility when 26 innocents have died on its watch? “Kashmir’s security is directly under the Centre. The responsibility for the breach lies squarely with the Centre. How long will the Home Minister avoid accountability? Why hasn’t the Lieutenant Governor of Kashmir — who considers himself the ruler — resign? Why hasn’t the Home Minister resign? Any self-respecting Home Minister and the Lieutenant Governor of Kashmir would have resigned by now.” The Government falsely claims that Kashmir is normal. They keep spreading this.” “But if Kashmir is truly normal, why did such a huge attack happen at Baisaran? The administration failed. Intelligence agencies failed. The answer to “Is Kashmir normal?” is a resounding ‘no’. In 2018, there were 228 terrorist attacks. In 2019, over 150. In 2020, over 100. In 2021 and 2022, again over 100. In 2023, more than 50 terrorist attacks. And the Centre still says everything is normal. Our soldiers are dying. In 2018, 91 jawans lost their lives. In 2019, 80. In 2020, 63. If Jammu and Kashmir were normal, why so many attacks? Why are Kashmiri Pandits afraid to return? In 2019, the Centre revoked Jammu and Kashmir’s special status, promising peace and prosperity. Before the elections, the Prime Minister promised to restore statehood — but hasn’t fulfilled that promise. To this Government, Kashmir is just a piece of land. But after Pahalgam, ordinary Kashmiris took to the streets in protest against terrorism — yet your cheerleader and media cell labelled them with derogatory names. You refuse to recognise that Kashmir is the heart of India’s multi-religious, multi-cultural identity. It’s not just about roads and bridges. It’s about building trust and relationships. But you divide and rule — always Hindu-Muslim, Hindu-Muslim. That is why we say: Prime Minister, there is no sindoor in your veins — only politics.” “Now, on the matter of the India–Pakistan ceasefire — the Central Government has given no clarification. Donald Trump has taken credit for the ceasefire 27 times. If this is false, why has the Government not objected? Compare this with 1971, when Prime Minister Indira Gandhi never bowed before US President Nixon or accepted his terms. Today, it seems the Centre is subservient to the United States. Why is this Government kneeling before the United States?” We want to say that our brave soldiers have sacrificed their lives. Border villagers have been devastated. Helpless tourists have been killed. And yet, all you do is play politics. For the BJP, Operation Sindoor is just an election issue. But we come from the land of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Swami Vivekananda. We know what true patriotism is. Bose’s nationalism was not for electoral gain — it was to strengthen and unite the country. No; hon. Prime Minister, you do not have sindoor in your veins. You have only politics. You are dividing India — dividing Bengalis and Bengali-speaking people by calling them Bangladeshis. You are weakening the country. You are playing the divide and rule policy. That is why we say: No, Prime Minister, you do not have sindoor in your veins. Only politics flows through your veins. You do not have sindoor in your veins; you only have politics and more politics in your veins. Thank you.”

Sir, my point of order is, rule one six seven. Sir, we all want to debate this. We all want to debate this. Please, please. I will read the rule.Please. Sir, let me note the rule. No, sir. One six seven is the rule. I have a notice even if it is not taken up today, same day notice.