Diplomatic outreach: Govt names MPs in all-party delegation

The government on Saturday formally announced its decision to dispatch multiple delegations of Members of Parliament from across the political spectrum to major world capitals for a diplomatic outreach to expose Pakistan's hand in the recent Pahalgam terror attack.

- STATESMAN NEWS SERVICES

"In the context of Operation Sindoor and India's continued fight against cross-border terrorism, seven All-Party Delegations are set to visit key partner countries, including members of the UN Security Council later this month," Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said in a post shared on his social media handle X.

The MPs who have been shortlisted to lead the seven delegations include Congress' Shashi Tharoor, Bharatiya Janata Party's Ravi Shankar Prasad, and Baijayant Panda, Janata Dal (United)'s Sanjay Kumar Jha, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam's Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, Nationalist Congress Party (SP)'s Supriya Sule, and Shiv Sena's Shrikant Eknath Shinde.