Opposition Turns Up the Heat: Demands PM Modi Lead All-Party Talks on India-Pakistan Ceasefire

Following the recent India-Pakistan ceasefire agreement, opposition parties have stepped up demands for an all-party meeting led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a special session of Parliament at the earliest to discuss the evolving situation.

Major Points:

Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha Leaders of Opposition respectively, have officially written to the Prime Minister, requesting him to call a special session to debate the Pahalgam terror attack, Operation Sindoor, and the ceasefire, first announced by US President Trump.

The opposition is adamant that Parliament has to be the platform for an all-round discussion of these issues of national security, with Gandhi expressing the need to "demonstrate our collective resolve to meet the challenges ahead."

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh and other opposition members have also called for an all-party meeting, underlining the need to take all political parties into confidence and safeguard national interests at this time of crisis.

Opposition has questioned America's role in facilitating the ceasefire, raising fears of a possible deviation from the bilateral mechanism prescribed under the Simla Agreement and opening the gate for third-party intervention in the Kashmir issue. 

RJD chief Tejashwi Yadav also parroted the call for an extraordinary session of Parliament, demanding that the PM place before them a minute-to-minute account of developments from the Pahalgam attack until the ceasefire.

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) hailed the ceasefire and hoped that both countries would follow up on this initiative to put an end to terrorism and misery among their people.

The government is yet to comment on these demands, with certain BJP leaders critiquing the opposition's pressure, saying that it could give material to one's opponents. 

Source: The New Indian Express