Rajnath Singh misled Parliament on soldier deaths, says Venugopal; calls for privilege proceedings | India Information
3 min learnNew DelhiJul 1, 2026 05:00 AM IST
Senior Congress chief Okay C Venugopal on Tuesday wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla demanding that privilege proceedings be initiated towards Defence Minister Rajnath Singh for “deceptive” Parliament by claiming that no Indian soldier was martyred submit the Pahalgam terror assault final 12 months.
Venugopal gave the discover of privilege beneath Rule 223 of the Guidelines of Process and Conduct of Enterprise in Lok Sabha.
In his letter to the Speaker, Venugopal mentioned that on July 28, 2025, throughout discussions on the terrorist assault in Pahalgam and the Operation Sindoor that adopted, Rajnath Singh mentioned that no hurt was prompted to the Indian troopers.
Venugopal mentioned that later an announcement was issued that mentioned six armed forces personnel had died throughout Operation Sindoor.
“The aforesaid place clearly signifies that the minister of defence stating on the ground of the Home that there had been no casualties throughout Operation Sindoor was clearly deceptive and incorrect,” mentioned the Congress MP in his letter.
“It’s nicely established that deceptive the Home or withholding data by a minister on the ground of the Home constitutes a breach of privilege and contempt of Parliament,” he added.
“In view of the foregoing, I request that privilege proceedings be initiated towards the minister of defence within the matter,” Venugopal wrote within the letter.
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Posting a duplicate of the letter on X, Venugopal claimed that in the course of the debate on Operation Sindoor in Lok Sabha, Singh “lied” to the folks of India. “It was a simple, clear-cut deceive mislead the Home. How might he, in July 2025, say that no Indian soldier was martyred, after which a 12 months later the forces announce that now we have misplaced 6 jawans?” wrote the Congress chief.
“It’s a grave insult to the households of those six martyrs and your complete armed forces that the folks of India weren’t informed of their bravery and supreme sacrifice,” he mentioned.
“They died in service of our nation whereas defending it towards our enemies, and the so-called nationalist authorities merely lied about their martyrdom,” Venugopal mentioned.
