India, July 28 -- Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi got up abruptly in Parliament to ask "aapne roki kyun (why did you stop)?" when defence minister Rajnath Singh spoke of how India agreed to a cessation of hostilities after Operation Sindoor in May.

Their exchange took place during the Lok Sabha special debate on India's response to Pakistan after the Pahalgam terror attack.

Before Rahul Gandhi intervened, Rajnath Singh said, in Hindi: "We gave the defence forces complete freedom, to choose the targets, and deliver a hard-hitting reply."

He added, "On the morning of 10 May, after the Indian Air Force destroyed several of their airbases, Pakistan conceded defeat and sought to cease hostilities."

However, he was interrupted as he was s...