Monsoon session: Govt open to discuss important issues like Op Sindoor in Parliament, says Rijiju after all-party meeting
Operation Sindoor
and
Trump
's
ceasefire
claims in the
monsoon session of Parliament
.
We are very much open to discussing important issues like Operation Sindoor in Parliament, said
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju
after the all-party meeting held on Sunday.
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"There are several issues on which the parties have opened that they should be discussed in the Parliament. We are ready for discussions with an open heart. We work as per rules and tradition and hold these in great value. So, we will discuss every issue but as per rules and tradition," said Rijiju.
On opposition raising issue of
US President Trump
's claims on
Op Sindoor
, he said that the government will respond appropriately in Parliament.
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