Cong seeks PM-chaired all-party meet, leaders recall Indira

With India and Pakistan agreeing to an immediate ceasefire, the Congress on Saturday sought a Prime Minister Narendra Modi-chaired all-party meeting to take political parties into confidence, while its leaders recalled former prime minister Indira Gandhi’s strong leadership during the 1971 war.

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The opposition party demanded that the government call a special session of Parliament and raised questions over the US’s role in the ceasefire.

Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said in a post on X, “In view of the unprecedented announcements from Washington DC, there is now a need, more than ever before, for -- the prime minister to chair an all-party meeting and take political parties into confidence.”

There is also now a need, more than ever before, for a special session of Parliament to discuss the events of the last 18 days, beginning with the brutal Pahalgam terror attack and the way forward, and to demonstrate a collective resolve, he said.