CWC meet calls for fitting reply to Pakistan

URGING the Centre to act with firmness in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack and penalise Pakistan, a resolution passed by the Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Friday said this is an opportune time to demonstrate the nation's collective will to teach the neighbouring country a lesson for its export of terror.

- PREETHA NAIR @ New Delhi

In another resolution, the party asked the government to announce a "clear timeline" for every stage of the caste census and reiterated its demand for removing the 50% cap on reservations for SCs, STs and OBCs.

The meeting chaired by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge also pressed for time-bound accountability into "serious lapses" in security and intelligence in one of the most heavily-guarded regions of the country.