00:00Huge, huge breaking news coming in on India today. This is with regard to the man who's not been
00:04added in the Congress list to speak in the Lok Sabha. That's Shashi Tharoor. Is there an open
00:11rebellion now? According to our sources, Shashi Tharoor, the Thiruvananthapuram Member of Parliament
00:16has declined the Congress line on Operation Sindhur, cannot adhere to the party line. What
00:23was the party line so significant that Shashi Tharoor, who said we need to stand together as
00:28one nation? He was one of the top voices when it came to the global outreach program. According
00:33to our sources, it appears Shashi Tharoor has said that cannot adhere to party line for the
00:40debate. All right, I have more news coming in. It looks like that this is from the Congress
00:45sources saying Shashi Tharoor was approached by Rahul Gandhi, rejected the debate. Big breaking
00:52news and huge exclusive, the inside scoop only on India Today that you're watching right now,
00:56that it appeared, according to our sources, that Shashi Tharoor was approached by Rahul
01:01Gandhi, the LOP in the Lok Sabha, but Shashi Tharoor rejected to be a part of the debate.
01:07So we'll have to see what Shashi Tharoor has to say to this. Shashi Tharoor was approached,
01:11rejected the debate, saying I cannot adhere to the party line. All right, sources in the Congress
01:17are suggesting that this is what happened because it was immediately noticed. When the list of the
01:23Congress party came in as the speakers for the debate, there was no name of Shashi Tharoor.
01:29Now, when you have one of the big articulate voices in the parliament, so this is at a time
01:35when you have to speak as opposition, Shashi Tharoor is not there. Now, we did pose a question
01:41to Shashi Tharoor. Here's what he said.
01:44Shashi Tharoor. Here was the question.
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03:20are maintaining that we did approach him.
03:22He's the one who doesn't want to be part of this debate.
03:29Puja India Today was the first channel to break this news
03:32this morning around 8am
03:34that Shashi Tharoor is unlikely to speak
03:36because of the fact that he has not requested
03:38for the same from Congress Parliamentary Party office
03:42which is headed by Sonia Gandhi.
03:44And this has been the practice
03:45that whenever MPs want to speak on certain issues
03:47they would always go and approach CPP
03:51and then their names are listed as speakers.
03:54Now when he didn't approach
03:55the top leadership of the Congress Party
03:58reached out to Shashi Tharoor
03:59and asked if he really wanted to speak
04:01to which now Congress sources are again telling us
04:04that Shashi Tharoor refused to speak on Operation Sindhu
04:08and in fact one of the senior leaders told me
04:13that in fact Shashi Tharoor rather speaking on Operation Sindhu
04:16wanted to speak on landings bill.
04:18So clearly you can say that Mr. Tharoor was in complete fix
04:23that whether he can go now on the floor of the House
04:27defy a party's line and then speak his mind
04:30because we all know that how he has been giving statements
04:33which many in Congress Party believe
04:35are in the favour of BJP
04:37and in fact many believe that
04:39although the government is on back foot on Operation Sindhu
04:41Mr. Tharoor was providing or giving cover fire to BJP
04:47which in a way was as akin to giving escape route to BJP
04:51when it was really in a tight spot.
04:55So as far as Tharoor is concerned
04:58it should not come as a surprise to anyone
05:00given the fact that we all know that
05:02all is not well between Shashi Tharoor and Congress leadership.
05:04But Rahul what does it mean then?
05:06What does it mean?
05:07Eventually it's going to be a debate
05:08between the government and the opposition
05:11a discussion as much
05:12but when you don't have Shashi Tharoor
05:14who was part of the Global Outreach Program
05:17who is a Thirvanandpuram MP
05:19and has been an asset as much to the Congress Party
05:21today is clearly sidelined
05:23when it comes to speaking on floor of the House.
05:25The Congress of sources are maintaining
05:31that it is Shashi Tharoor
05:33who is not willing to speak on this issue.
05:37As I was telling you earlier also
05:38in the first place
05:39he didn't seek any permission from CPP office
05:42to speak on this issue
05:44and when he didn't
05:45it was Congress leadership
05:46that tried to reach out to Shashi Tharoor
05:48if he really wanted to speak
05:49which he humbly declined
05:52saying that he would not be
05:53he would not want to speak his mind
05:56on Operation Sindhu
05:56rather he would be
05:58comfortable speaking on landings bill.
06:00Now you can interpret
06:01you can interpret this in
06:03as many ways as you want.
06:05Some would say that
06:06Mr. Tharoor didn't want to speak
06:08because of the fact that
06:09he would end up praising government
06:11on the floor of the House
06:12that too in the presence of Rahul Gandhi
06:13and that would cause embarrassment
06:16to Congress Party.
06:16Or how could he take it on
06:17considering his express praise
06:19for the Prime Minister?
06:20Stay on with me Rahul
06:21because I'm also joined by
06:22India Today's Managing Editor
06:23Gaurav Savant.
06:24Gaurav, this is absolutely interesting.
06:26Shashi Tharoor says
06:26Maun Vrat rakha hai
06:28while Congress sources say
06:30we approached him
06:31he didn't want to adhere
06:32to the party line.
06:34Very clearly
06:34perhaps he didn't want to
06:36toe the Congress Party line
06:37on Operation Sindhuur
06:39because look
06:40as somebody
06:41who's a past master
06:43at diplomacy
06:44as somebody
06:44who's led
06:45India's charge
06:46to very sensitive countries
06:48like the United States
06:49of America
06:50and to the Americas
06:51remember
06:52Colombia
06:53had a statement
06:54about victims of terror
06:56in Pakistan
06:57or victims
06:57of Pakistan
06:59and
06:59the way he articulated
07:02India's point of view
07:03Colombia took back
07:04its statement
07:05the way he argued
07:06India's case
07:07in the United States
07:08of America
07:09he's very clearly said
07:10that Operation Sindhuur
07:11was a calibrated response
07:13to Pakistan's terror
07:14he also said
07:15it was a calculated response
07:17he praised
07:18Prime Minister
07:19Narendra Modi's leadership
07:20not just
07:21when it comes to
07:22Operation Sindhuur
07:22but also
07:23when it comes to
07:24being multi-aligned
07:25dealing with Russia
07:26and with the United States
07:28of America
07:28he said
07:29India's hit
07:30legitimate targets
07:31he said
07:32India's reacted
07:33in self-defense
07:33and that there are
07:34consequences for terror
07:35so all the statements
07:37that he's made
07:37go directly
07:39against
07:40what the Congress Party
07:41wants to say
07:42and because
07:43there's a three-line whip
07:44he has to be present
07:45in the house
07:46but then if he goes
07:47against the whip
07:48or he speaks
07:48which is not in line
07:49with what the Congress wants
07:51it would embarrass
07:51the Congress Party
07:52leadership
07:53that is why
07:53he chose
07:54not to speak
07:55yet to be in the house
07:56and would speak
07:57on another issue
07:58because he is very clear
07:59Operation Sindhuur
08:01was a success
08:02for India
08:03responding to
08:04Pakistani terror
08:05and his clarity
08:06even with that
08:07of Asadun Ovesi
08:08was appreciated as well
08:10as a result
08:11of Asadun Ovesi
08:12as a result
08:13of Asadun Ovesi
08:13as a result
08:14of Asadun Ovesi
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