Kerala MP K. Francis George claimed during the monsoon session, he had said in the Lok Sabha on 28 July 2025 that during Operation Sindoor, India lost 3 Rafales, 1 Sukhoi-30 MKI, and 1 MiG-29 in Indian territory.
During the monsoon session of Parliament 2025, the opposition Congress and Samajwadi Party were seen continuously attacking the central government. In fact, after the Pahalgam terrorist attack, the whole country was pressuring the government to take strict action against terrorism. As a result, the Indian government took military action on terrorist bases in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) on 7 May 2025. In which the terrorist camps located in PoK were destroyed.
After which an atmosphere of war arose between the two countries. India and Pakistan have engaged in drone, missile and other weapons attacks on each other. there were reports of large-scale destruction in Pakistan during the Indian operation and most of the Pakistani attacks on India were destroyed in the air by India’s defense system.
Following the ceasefire between India and Pakistan, the claims being made in the international and Pakistani media, which the Indian government is continuously calling a pack of lies, They are matter of discussion for us.
On May 8, US President Donald Trump offered an agreement between the two countries. Trump claimed that his initiative had established a ceasefire between India and Pakistan on May 10, 2025. He said at the White House on May 12, “I said, if you stop it, we will do trade. If not, we will do no trade.” He described the ceasefire as “historic” and attributed it to trade pressure.
However, India’s Ministry of External Affairs clarified that the ceasefire was at Pakistan’s request and there was no discussion of trade issues.
Trump said at a private dinner on July 19, “Five jets were shot down,” but did not specify which country the jets belonged to. This sparked controversy in India, with opposition leader Rahul Gandhi seeking an explanation from the government.
The BJP responded by accusing Gandhi of being sympathetic to Pakistan. India rejected Trump’s claim, saying the ceasefire was bilateral and there was no third-party mediation.
On July 28, Kerala MP K. Francis George claimed in Parliament that 3 Rafales, 1 Sukhoi-30 MKI, and 1 MiG-29 fell in Indian territory during Operation Sindoor.
In a media briefing on 11 May 2025, Air Marshal Bharti acknowledged that there are casualties in war situations, but clarified that Operation Sindoor had achieved its objective, destroying 9 terrorist hideouts and killing 100-300 terrorists. He did not confirm the number or types of aircraft losses.
Today, it is being propagated through some social media accounts that Trump once again claimed that India ended the war with Pakistan at his request, but at the same time said that he was considering imposing a 25% tariff on Indian products. This sparked a fresh controversy in India, as the opposition used it as an opportunity to question India’s independence and the Modi government’s foreign policy.
A heated debate took place in the monsoon session of the Indian Parliament during July 2025. The opposition, particularly the Congress and the Samajwadi Party, questioned the timing, effectiveness and security failures of the operation.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his silence on US President Donald Trump’s “ceasefire” claims, while Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav called the Pahalgam attack an intelligence failure.
Prime Minister Modi told the Lok Sabha on 29 July 2025 that Operation Sindoor sent a strong message to Pakistan on the issue of terrorism and no world leader has asked India to stop it. He warned those sponsoring terrorism that such operations will continue.