NEW DELHI, June 3: INDIA bloc parties on Tuesday rallied together to push their demand 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.
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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.
Opposition leaders said the letter would be sent to the Prime Minister’s Office soon.
O’Brien added that the decision to make a joint effort to demand a special session was made by the presidents of the respective parties, and not just the Parliamentary Party leaders.
Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition and Congress’ Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, along with Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Akhilesh Yadav, TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee, DMK’s TR Baalu, Shiv Sena (UNT)’s Arvind Savant, are among the signatories.
DMK, National Conference, CPI(M), IUML, CPI, Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP), Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), Kerala Congress, MDMK, CPI(ML) Liberation are also among those who have signed the letter. The DMK could not join the meeting as it coincided with Karunanidhi’s birth anniversary. (PTI)
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