Govt releases full list of multi-party delegations for diplomatic outreach

Seven independent party delegations, including Tharoor to be dispatched to major world capitals with a brief to expose Pak

- STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE

Setting all speculations to rest, the government's list of political leaders to head multi-party delegations abroad for diplomatic outreach included the name of Congress Lok Sabha member Shashi Tharoor.

The government late Saturday evening released the full list of seven independent party delegations to be dispatched to major world capitals with a brief to expose Pakistan's hand in the recent Pahalgam terror attack and to mobilise global support against cross-border terrorism.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, in a post on social media platform X, said these teams will soon visit major countries of the world and garner global support for India's anti-terrorism policy.

"One mission. One message. One Bharat. Seven All-Party Delegations will soon engage key nations under Operation Sindoor, reflecting our collective resolve against terrorism," Mr Rijiju said on X.

Differences between the Congress and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party had cropped up on Saturday after the ruling dispensation made a proposal to include Shashi Tharoor as one of the MPs to lead one of the multi-party delegations to globally expose Pak-sponsored terror.