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Last Updated:May 08, 2025, 12:25 IST
The government held an all-party meeting regarding Operation Sindoor carried out by India to avenge the terrorist attack on civilians in Pahalgam.
Govt holds all-party meeting over Operation Sindoor (CNN-News18)
The government held an all-party meeting in the national capital on Thursday to brief the Opposition about Operation Sindoor carried out by the Indian armed forces to avenge the Pahalgam terror attack.
This comes a day after the military strikes decimated several terror camps in Pakistan’s Punjab and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
Mallikarjun Kharge raised the absence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the meeting, sources said.
Who All Attended All-Party Meeting?
From the government’s side, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh chaired the meeting, which was also attended by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar, BJP chief and Health Minister JP Nadda, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman among other ministers.
Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi were also present in the key meeting.
Other Opposition leaders who participated in the meet included AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi, NCP SP MP Supriya Sule, Shiv Sena UBT MP Sanjay Raut, Samajwadi Party MP Ram Gopal Yadav, TMC MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay, DMK MP TR Baalu, RJD MP Prem Gupta, YSRCP MP YV Subba Reddy, BJD MP Sasmit Patra, CPIM MP John Brittas, and AAP MP Sanjay Singh.
What Did The Govt Say?
Rajnath Singh briefed the Opposition about the developments taking place in the last 36 hours.
Ahead of the meeting, Rijiju said that it is the responsibility of the government to brief all parties in the country about the “big action" taken by the country against terrorism.
“Our country has taken a big action. We have called for an all-party meeting over Operation Sindoor, which was conducted by our armed forces. We must brief all the parties about the situation, as it is the responsibility of the government, and the PM has directed us to do so. The entire country is with the armed forces. We all must stand united," he said.
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