'They trust others more than India's own ministers': Amit Shah gets up twice during Jaishankar's speech; slams opposition for disruption in Lok Sabha
Amit Shah
on Monday lashed out at the opposition in the Lok Sabha for repeatedly disrupting external affairs minister
S Jaishankar
's speech during the debate on
Operation Sindoor
, accusing them of lacking faith in India's own cabinet ministers.
Speaking in the House, Amit Shah got up twice to strongly object to the disruptions and accused the opposition of showing more faith in foreign narratives than in the words of India's own cabinet ministers.
"If an oath-taking cabinet minister is speaking, we should listen to him. They have more faith in some people outside India than in their own minister who is speaking on record," Shah said.
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He further added, "When their speakers were talking, we listened patiently.
Tomorrow I will inform you how many lies have been told by them. But even those lies — we accepted them like poison with calm. Now they cannot even listen to the truth."
"Mr Speaker, you should offer them protection. Everyone can comment from their seats, that's not difficult. But when such a serious subject is being discussed, and a senior minister is speaking, does it suit the Opposition to heckle him from their seats? You must urge them to maintain decorum or else later, we will also not be able to manage our members,' Shah warned.
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The home minister also said, 'I have an objection that they (opposition) don't have faith in an Indian Foreign Minister but they have faith in some other country. I can understand the importance of foreign in their party. But this doesn't mean that all the things of their party should be imposed here in the House. This is the reason why they are sitting there (opposition benches), and will remain sitting there for the next 20 years.
'
Despite the disruptions, external affairs minister S Jaishankar continued his remarks, reiterating India's 'zero tolerance' approach to terrorism and listing concrete steps taken after the April 22 Pahalgam attack. These included:
Suspending the
Indus Waters Treaty
with Pakistan
Shutting down the Attari Integrated Check Post
Cancelling SARC visa exemptions for Pakistani nationals
Declaring Pakistan's defence, naval and air advisors persona non grata
Reducing the Pakistani High Commission staff from 55 to 30
Jaishankar added, 'It was important to send a clear, strong and resolute message after the Pahalgam attack. Our red lines had been crossed, and we had to make it very apparent that there would be serious consequences.'
He also explained that India's diplomatic focus was on shaping international opinion, particularly at the United Nations Security Council, where Pakistan is currently a member.
'Our goals in the Security Council were two: to get an endorsement for the need for accountability, and to bring to justice those who perpetrated the attack. I am glad to say that on 25th April, the UNSC condemned the terrorist attack in the strongest terms,' Jaishankar said.
He added, 'The Council affirmed that terrorism in all its forms and manifestations constitutes one of the most serious threats to international peace and security, and underlined the need to hold perpetrators, organisers, financers and sponsors of this reprehensible act of terrorism accountable and bring them to justice.'
The 16-hour-long Operation Sindoor discussion has been marked by sharp exchanges and fierce political posturing, with national security, diplomacy, and internal political divides all taking centre stage.
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