A senior BJP leader said the debate on Operation Sindoor will not only have a strong national traction but will also be paid attention to by the global community.”The prime minister may choose the occasion to convey his government’s robust response to the terror attack and stand on a host of issues,” the BJP leader said, adding that a final call has not been taken yet on whether Modi will speak or not.Congress’ deputy leader in the Rajya Sabha Pramod Tiwari, who attended the BAC meeting, claimed, “We have demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should be present during the discussion, and we have been assured of that by the government.” This was the first BAC meeting after Jagdeep Dhankhar stepped down as vice president on Monday, when he chaired two back-to-back committee meetings to finalise the House’s agenda.The vice president is ex officio chairman of the Rajya Sabha.Dhankhar called off the second meeting and rescheduled it for Tuesday as Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha J P Nadda and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju did not attend due to what they later said was their engagement in other official business.Dhankhar resigned a few hours later to “prioritise health care.”The BAC includes representatives of various parties and is chaired by the respective presiding officers of the two Houses.(With inputs from PTI)
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