Shah’s Thunder in Parliament: Union Home Minister Blasts at Pakistan, Congress in Operation Sindoor Showdown in Parliament

Union Home Minister Amit Shah gave a fiery speech on July 29, 2025, in Lok Sabha in support of Operation Sindoor, India's strong military retaliation against the Pahalgam terror attack. Where India destroyed Pakistan in well-planned tri-forces operation.  He confirmed that Operation Mahadev, which eliminated three terrorists behind the attack, was a success and designated Pakistan as the "root of all terrorism." Shah's speech was a political masterstroke, criticizing the Congress-led opposition for their lack of faith in India's leadership and predicting their electoral irrelevance for "the next 20 years" because of their distrust of External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and past blunders like partition.

Amit Shah, India's Home Minister and the backbone of BJP's strategic hold, spoke to MPs, singling out Congress for interrupting Jaishankar's address and prioritizing foreign PR over Indian ministers. He complimented Prime Minister Narendra Modi for maintaining a firm stand for terror victims' justice, citing a heart-wrenching meeting with a woman who was left a widow just six days after her marriage in the Pahalgam attack. Shah’s speech followed remarks by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Jaishankar, paving the way for Modi’s expected address later that evening.The speech took place between 12:00 and 1:00 PM IST on July 29, 2025, during the monsoon session of Parliament. It was part of a 16-hour debate on Operation Sindoor, which began on July 28 and stretched past midnight, resuming at 11 AM the next day.

The speech took place in the Lok Sabha, Parliament of India, New Delhi, amidst a charged environment with opposition MPs such as Congress's Randeep Surjewala raising issues of security lapses and the diplomatic implications of the operation.

Shah tried to emphasize that the government's policy towards terrorism is that of zero tolerance, and he did this by focusing on Operation Mahadev which was carried out jointly by Chinar Corps of Indian Army, CRPF, and Jammu & Kashmir Police as a combined operation thatneutralized three terrorists involved in Pahalgam Terror Attack in Lidwas area. He justified Operation Sindoor as an anti-terrorist strike and not for territorial claim, to provide justice to cross-border attack victims. Shah deflected criticisms of opposition, blaming Congress for depleting national interest and associating Pakistan's survival with their "error" of accepting partition, which he referred to as a cradle of terrorism.

Shah's presentation was interwoven with unvarnished emotion and biting sarcasm. He remembered encountering a wedding widow who was grief-stricken over the Pahalgam attack, saying, "I saw before me a woman who had been made a widow just 6 days after marriage—I can never forget the scene." This personalized the determination of the government. Shah mocked Congress’s skepticism with, “We have Pakistani voter IDs, gun licence's, even chocolates,” and criticized their distrust in Minister of external affairs Dr. S Jaishankar, quipping, “I can understand the importance of ‘foreign’ in their party.” Shah underscored Modi’s global stance that “the bloodshed of Indians will invite punishment,” emphasizing Operation Sindoor’s focus on dismantling terror networks and Operation Mahadev’s precision in targeting perpetrators.

Shah's address cemented his position as the keystone of India's security architecture, cementing the BJP's discursive narrative of strong action against terror. His belligerent tone resonated with the party cadre, who view him as an unstoppable protector of national interests, while his condemnation of partition rewrote debates in the past to support the government. The speech underlined Shah's role in driving policies such as the abrogation of Article 370 and aggressive anti-terror laws, solidifying his reputation as a hardworking administrator. Shah also lashed out at congress on why there is a 70% decrease in Jammu & Kashmir terror cases under NDA compared to the UPA. Shah also highlighted on point on NIA arrests of overground workers, such as Bashir and Parvez, who harbored the Pahalgam terrorists, with 1,055 people interrogated after crackdown after the attack.

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