New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Jitendra Singh hit out at the Opposition parties on Monday, calling it "surprising" that the opposition cannot even praise the space achievements of India, while the country has demonstrated its space sector capabilities in Operation Sindoor too.

Commencing the special discussion in Parliament on the return of astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla to India, after his mission to the International Space Station (ISS), Singh said that the opposition parties are taking out the anger with the BJP and NDA on an astronaut who is not even affiliated with any political party.

With the start of the discussion, Opposition MPs also created a ruckus in parliament wi...