Congress leader KC Venugopal on Tuesday wrote a letter to move privilege motion against Rajnath Singh for misleading the Parliament on Operation Sindoor. In his letter, Venugopal said, "In the debate in Lok Sabha on Operation Sindoor, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh lied to the people of India. It was a straightforward, clear-cut lie - to mislead the House. How could he, in July 2025, say that no Indian soldier was martyred, and then a year later the forces announced that they have lost 6 jawans,” he said.
Venugopal says it is a grave insult to the families of 6 martyrs
He said it is a grave insult to the families of these 6 martyrs and the entire armed forces that the people of India were not told of their bravery and ultimate sacrifice. “They died in service of our nation, while defending it against our enemies, and the so-called nationalist Government simply lied about their martyrdom,” he said.
If a minister misleads the House, it constitutes a breach of privilege: KC Venugopal
He sad it is is a well-established norm that if a minister misleads the House or withholding information, it constitutes a breach of privilege, amounting to contempt of the House,” he said. KC Venugopal added that in this regard, he has written to the Lok Sabha Speaker requesting privilege proceedings be initiated against the Defence Minister.
Last week, the Congress slammed the Centre, for not recognising the martyrdom of six soldiers, who laid down their lives during Operation Sindoor, for a year after the Pahalgam terror attack.
Six military personnel died during Operation Sindoor in May 2025
The names of six military personnel -- five from the Indian Army and one from IAF -- who died in the line of duty during Operation Sindoor in May 2025, have been inscribed on a wall at the National War Memorial, as a tribute to the fallen heroes.
This is the first time since the operation that the government has officially released the names of the six personnel. Operation Sindoor was launched in response to the April 22, 2025, Pahalgam terror attack.
The names inscribed on Wall No.3D of the Tyag Chakra at the National War Memorial are -- Subedar Major Pawan Kumar, Rifleman Sunil Kumar, Lance Naik Dinesh Kumar, Agniveer Mood Muralinaik, Havildar Sunil Kumar Singh from the Army, and Sergeant Surendra Kumar of the Indian Air Force. The unit names of the personnel have also been inscribed. Sources told PTI the names were added to the memorial recently and have also been published on the National War Memorial website.
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Centre for the first time names six Indian military personnel killed in Operation Sindoor