Oppn flags 'misleading' info at all-party meeting

TWO days after the government convened an all-party meeting on Pahalgam terror attack, several Opposition leaders slammed the Centre for allegedly "misleading" the meeting on the "security lapses".

- PREETHA NAIR @New Delhi

At the meeting, Home Ministry officials had briefed the Parliamentarians that tour operators did not seek permission from local authorities to visit the Baisaran valley, where the deadly attack took place. The officials also informed the leaders that the meadow opens around June but was opened on April 20, and tourists were taken to the areas without permission from the police and local authorities.

However, citing media reports and officials "that the meadow is open throughout the year barring snowy season", Opposition parties, including Congress and Trinamool Congress questioned the veracity of the government's claim.