New Delhi, July 30: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said military action under Operation Sindoor will persist until Pakistan ceases its hostile activities against India, asserting that the country will respond firmly to any further provocation.
Addressing the Lok Sabha during a debate on the ongoing security operation, Modi recounted receiving a late-night call from the U.S. Vice-President on May 9, who warned of an impending Pakistani attack. “He was trying to reach me for an hour, but I was in a meeting with the Army,” Modi said. “I told him that if this is Pakistan’s intention, it will cost them dearly. We will respond to a gunshot with a gunshot.”
The Prime Minister also announced that India had halted the Indus Water Treaty, describing it as a “historic blunder” made by the country’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. “Water and blood can never go hand in hand,” Modi said.
The Lok Sabha extended its session until midnight to accommodate a detailed discussion on Operation Sindoor and the Pahalgam terror attacks. The debate featured speeches by several prominent lawmakers, including Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Dr. Nishikant Dubey.
Earlier, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told the lower house that Operation Sindoor—launched in retaliation to the deadly Pahalgam attack—had only been “paused,” warning that military action would resume if Pakistan engaged in any further “misadventure.”
Home Minister Amit Shah also briefed Parliament on the sequence of events surrounding the Pahalgam attack, Operation Sindoor, and the recently concluded Operation Mahadev.
Meanwhile, the Rajya Sabha failed to conduct any business for the sixth consecutive day as Opposition MPs continued to protest over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Bihar. The monsoon session has seen heightened tensions both inside and outside Parliament, amid escalating cross-border hostilities and deepening political divisions.
