13 May,2025 06:07 PM IST | Kalaburagi | mid-day online correspondent
Mallikarjun Kharge and the Congress have demanded that the Centre convene a special session of Parliament to discuss the Pahalgam terror attack, Operation Sindoor, and the India-Pakistan tensions. File pic
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday said that the Opposition will question the government at the all-party meeting over US President Donald Trump's claims that his administration helped broker a "ceasefire" between India and Pakistan.
The Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha said he will urge the government to call an all-party meeting soon, to discuss the latest developments related to the India-Pakistan tensions, reported PTI.
Speaking to reporters in Kalaburagi, the veteran politician said, "Trump is saying things to claim credit. These people [Prime Minister and the Central government] are saying no. It is a sensitive matter. When an all-party meeting is called, we will discuss what's the matter, what happened and what were the telephone talks and ask all these things."
When asked if PM Modi gave in to the mediation by the United States (US) President, Kharge said, "It won't be right for me to speak about it now. We have our party meeting today. I'm going for that. I will ask (centre) to call an all-party meeting, let's see what they will do."
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India launched Operation Sindoor early on May 7, in a retaliatory response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, which left 26 people dead. More than 100 terrorists were killed in the operation, which targeted nine camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Following India's attack on terror camps, Pakistan launched drone and missile attacks, targeting homes, religious structures and military installations in India. Eleven airbases and around 40 Pakistani military personnel were killed after India responded to Pakistani drone and missile attacks. On May 10, India and Pakistan reached agreed to end all military conflict after four days of intense cross-border drone and missile strikes.
Sources from the government have maintained that the Director Generals of Military Operations (DGMOs) of India and Pakistan reached an agreement to stop all firings and military actions, and no third party was involved.
There was no reference to the trade in talks between the top leaders of India and the US during the India-Pakistan military conflict, government sources said on Monday after Trump, on two occaisons, claimed that he pressured New Delhi and Islamabad to stop hostilities by threatening to cut trade with both countries.
Kharge and his party have already demanded that the Central government convene a special session of Parliament to discuss the Pahalgam terror attack, Operation Sindoor, and the latest developments in cross-border firing, including the recently announced "ceasefire".
(With PTI inputs)
