In a bold political move, 16 opposition parties have united to demand a special session of Parliament to discuss Operation Sindoor and the recent terror attack in Pahalgam. The demand was formally made through a joint letter addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi following a high-level INDIA bloc meeting held in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Senior leaders from the Congress, Trinamool Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Samajwadi Party, and Shiv Sena (UBT) were present at the meeting. Among the signatories of the letter are Congress’ Jairam Ramesh and Deependra Hooda, TMC’s Derek O’Brien, SP’s Ramgopal Yadav, RJD’s Manoj Jha, and Shiv Sena (UBT)’s Sanjay Raut. While the DMK backed the letter, it could not attend due to Karunanidhi’s birth anniversary celebrations.
Other signatories include the National Conference, CPI(M), IUML, CPI, Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP), Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), Kerala Congress, MDMK, and CPI(ML) Liberation. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) did not attend but announced it would send its own letter to the prime minister reiterating the same demand. Notably, the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction) has distanced itself from the demand.
The push for a special session intensified after the deadly Pahalgam terror attack. The opposition had also raised this issue during an earlier all-party meeting where Operation Sindoor was discussed. Trinamool Congress has suggested that the session take place in June, once India’s multi-party delegations return from their diplomatic missions abroad aimed at unifying the global stance against terrorism.
With pressure mounting and political lines drawn, the ball is now in the Prime Minister’s court.
