Oppn Writes to Modi Seeking Special Session of Parliament

INDIA bloc parties on Tuesday rallied together to push for a special session of Parliament in the wake of Operation Sindoor, with leaders from 16 parties writing to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the issue.

- Press Trust of India

NEW DELHI:

Senior opposition leaders, who held a meeting here, asserted that the session was needed to discuss a series of events, including the Pahalgam attack, followed by Operation Sindoor, US President Donald Trump's claim of brokering a ceasefire between India and Pakistan, and the death of civilians in border areas in Pakistan shelling.

Opposition leaders said they stood with the government after the Pahalgam attack, and through Operation Sindoor, and they should now accept their demand for a special session.

Congress' Jairam Ramesh and Deepender Hooda, Trinamool Congress' Derek O'Brien, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)'s Manoj Jha, Samajwadi Party (SP)'s Ramgopal Yadav, and Shiv Sena (UBT)'s Sanjay Raut attended the meeting.

"Sixteen parties have written a letter to the Prime Minister demanding a special session of Parliament. The government is responsible to Parliament, Parliament is responsible to people," O'Brien told reporters after the meeting.