Parliament Monsoon session to begin July 21, first since Pahalgam attack

Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday announced that the Monsoon Session of Parliament will begin on July 21 and continue till August 12.

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The schedule was recommended by the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs, chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Rijiju told reporters.

The Budget Session of Parliament commenced on January 31 and concluded on April 4, with both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha adjourned sine die. This marked the end of the first session of Parliament for 2025.

After a break of over three months, both Houses are set to reconvene at 11:00 am on July 21.

This will be the first time Parliament meets since the April 22 terrorist attack in Pahalgam, which claimed 26 lives, and the subsequent Operation Sindoor, targeting terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

Opposition parties from the INDIA bloc had demanded a special session in the aftermath of these events, arguing that Parliament needed to deliberate on the national security situation.

Among the topics likely to be raised are the Pahalgam attack, Operation Sindoor, US President Donald Trump's claim of brokering a ceasefire between India and Pakistan, and civilian deaths from cross-border shelling.

An impeachment motion against former Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma is also expected to be moved during the session. The judge is facing serious allegations of corruption following the recovery of a substantial amount of cash from his official residence in Delhi.

The motion, if introduced, would mark a rare parliamentary move to impeach a sitting or former member of the judiciary.