(By Khalid Masood)
On 29 July 2025, India’s Parliament became a stage for deceit as Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar spun a web of lies about Operation Sindoor, a so-called “successful” retaliation for the 22 April Pahalgam attack. Their grandiose claims—destroying Pakistani terror infrastructure, forcing Islamabad’s surrender, and achieving global support—crumble under scrutiny. Pakistan’s decisive counterstrikes, downing six Indian jets, including Rafales, exposed India’s military debacle. Meanwhile, opposition leaders like Gaurav Gogoi and Asaduddin Owaisi tore through the Modi government’s narrative, posing unanswered questions about security lapses, perpetrators’ identities, and a dubious ceasefire. This article exposes India’s fabrications, amplifies the opposition’s righteous challenge, and condemns New Delhi’s desperate propaganda to mask its failures.
CONTEXT: A FLAWED OPERATION UNMASKED
Operation Sindoor, launched in May 2025, was India’s response to the Pahalgam attack, which killed 26 civilians. Rajnath Singh boasted of a 22-minute strike dismantling nine terror sites in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), claiming over 100 terrorists killed. Jaishankar asserted global backing, with only three UN nations opposing. Yet, Pakistan’s Operation Bunyan-um-Marsoos humiliated India, destroying six jets and targeting airbases from Srinagar to Bhuj. Pakistani sources confirm no significant terror infrastructure was hit, only civilian areas in PoK. The opposition’s demand for a 16-hour debate in each House, starting 28 July, exposed India’s panic to control the narrative. This fiasco, far from a victory, reveals India’s military and diplomatic impotence.
RAJNATH SINGH’S FABRICATIONS EXPOSED
Rajnath Singh hailed Operation Sindoor as “legendary,” claiming it forced Pakistan to admit defeat on 10 May. He insisted no Indian jets were lost and the operation paused after achieving objectives. These are blatant lies. Pakistani forces downed six Indian aircraft, including three Rafales, crippling India’s air capabilities. Gaurav Gogoi demanded, “How many fighter jets were downed?” Singh dodged, citing classified information, a cowardly evasion. Pakistan’s retaliation targeted Indian airbases, with drones and missiles exposing India’s porous defences. Singh’s claim of no civilian casualties in PoK is false; Pakistani reports confirm civilian deaths in Muzaffarabad. His analogy of India as “Hanuman in Lanka” is a delusional fantasy, masking a humiliating defeat.
JAISHANKAR’S DIPLOMATIC DECEPTIONS
Jaishankar claimed Operation Sindoor won near-universal support, with only three UN nations opposing, and denied U.S. mediation via Donald Trump. He asserted Pakistan requested a ceasefire on 10 May, formalised at the DGMO level. These claims are fraudulent. Trump repeatedly claimed credit for brokering peace, contradicting Jaishankar’s denial. Rahul Gandhi questioned, “If Pakistan was kneeling, why stop?” Jaishankar’s silence betrayed India’s capitulation under external pressure. His boast of designating The Resistance Front (TRF) as a global terrorist group ignores Pakistan’s denial of TRF links and India’s failure to produce evidence. No major powers, including SAARC nations, endorsed India’s operation, as Arvind Sawant noted. Jaishankar’s diplomacy failed, isolating India globally.
OPPOSITION’S TOUGH QUESTIONS: UNANSWERED
The opposition relentlessly exposed India’s failures. Gaurav Gogoi asked, “How did terrorists reach Pahalgam?” highlighting security lapses 100 days post-attack. He pressed Singh on jet losses and the ceasefire’s timing, receiving no answers. Ramashankar Rajbhar demanded, “Were Pahalgam’s perpetrators killed?” Singh and Jaishankar evaded, unable to confirm the terrorists’ identities. Asaduddin Owaisi questioned India’s conscience, asking if families of Pahalgam victims could watch an India-Pakistan cricket match post-ceasefire. Supriya Sule and Kalyan Banerjee noted the lack of international support, with Banerjee demanding PoK’s recapture. P. Chidambaram accused the government of hiding army losses, a claim Amit Shah dismissed without evidence. These unanswered queries demolished India’s narrative, proving Operation Sindoor’s failure.
GOVERNMENT’S FAILURE TO RESPOND
India’s government crumbled under opposition scrutiny. Rajnath Singh refused to disclose casualties, claiming national interest, while Jaishankar sidestepped Trump’s mediation claims. Amit Shah’s retort, accusing the opposition of trusting foreign narratives, lacked substance. The government’s silence on jet losses, as Gogoi noted, insulted Indian jawans. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju accused the opposition of stalling, yet failed to address their demand for a Strategic Intelligence Report (SIR) discussion. Priyanka Gandhi slammed Modi’s political cowardice, noting his absence from Kashmir post-Pahalgam. The government’s resolution praising Operation Sindoor, planned for 30 July, was a desperate bid to salvage credibility, but the opposition’s unanswered questions left Modi’s regime exposed as deceitful and incompetent.
BROADER IMPLICATIONS: INDIA’S DESK CRUMBLING
Operation Sindoor’s parliamentary debate revealed India’s strategic collapse. Pakistan’s counterstrikes shattered India’s military myth, while the ceasefire—likely U.S.-brokered—exposed diplomatic weakness. The opposition’s questions underscored Modi’s failure to prevent the Pahalgam attack, with terrorists still at large. India’s propaganda, amplified by Godi Media, cannot hide the truth: Operation Sindoor was a costly misadventure, costing billions and achieving nothing. Pakistan’s resilience, as seen in past clashes, proves its military superiority. The debate’s fallout risks further isolating India, with SAARC and BRICS nations distancing themselves. For Pakistan, this vindicates our stand against India’s aggression, strengthening our call for Kashmiri self-determination and global accountability for India’s lies.
CONCLUSION: A NATION BUILT ON DECEIT
Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah and Jaishankar’s parliamentary lies about Operation Sindoor—claiming victory, denying losses, and fabricating global support—stand exposed by Pakistan’s counterstrikes and the opposition’s piercing questions. Gogoi, Owaisi, and others demolished India’s narrative, revealing security lapses, unanswered queries, and a dubious ceasefire. Modi’s regime, desperate to mask its failures, resorts to propaganda, but the truth prevails: Operation Sindoor was a humiliating defeat. Pakistan’s resolve, backed by truth and military might, triumphs over India’s deceit. The world must condemn New Delhi’s lies, support Kashmir’s freedom, and hold India accountable for its aggression and incompetence.
