After ceasefire, Opposition seeks special Parliament session, questions US involvement

Opposition leaders on Saturday said that in the wake of the agreement between India and Pakistan to stop military operations, the government should now call for a special session of Parliament.

Congress MP Jairam Ramesh demanded that apart from a special session of Parliament, the government should also call for an all-party meeting headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during which he could “take the country’s political parties into confidence, so that national interests can be protected in this moment of crisis”.

Ramesh said that during a special parliamentary session, extensive discussions could be held on the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22, and the events in the 18 days since then, so that “the country could come together to show a united resolve”.

वाशिंगटन डीसी से आई अभूतपूर्व घोषणाओं के संदर्भ में अब यह राष्ट्रीय आवश्यकता बन गई है कि:

1. प्रधानमंत्री एक सर्वदलीय बैठक की अध्यक्षता करें और देश के राजनीतिक दलों को विश्वास में लें, ताकि इस संकट की घड़ी में राष्ट्रीय हितों की रक्षा सुनिश्चित की जा सके।

2. संसद का एक विशेष…— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) May 10, 2025

Congress leader Manish Tewari noted that United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio, while announcing the ceasefire, had said that both countries would hold discussions about a broad set of topics at a neutral...

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