Will PM now agree to Parliament debate? Cong after Op Sindoor delegations meet Modi

It also asked whether Modi will at least chair a meeting or a set of meetings of leaders of all parties and take them into confidence on India's future strategy vis-a-vis both China and Pakistan and the strategic implications of the Chief of Defence Gen Anil Chauhan’s revelations in Singapore on India’s military losses.

New Delhi: Congress on Wednesday asked whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi will agree to have a full discussion during the Monsoon Session of Parliament starting July 21 on our country's post-Pahalgam security and foreign policy challenges, as he has met multi-party delegations that briefed various countries.

It also asked whether Modi will at least chair a meeting or a set of meetings of leaders of all parties and take them into confidence on India's future strategy vis-a-vis both China and Pakistan and the strategic implications of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen Anil Chauhan’s revelations in Singapore on India’s military losses.

The remarks came as the Prime Minister met the members of seven multi-party delegations, who campaigned against Pakistan' cross border terrorism following the Pahalgam attack and subsequent 'Operation Sindoor'. The delegations went to 32 countries besides meeting European Union representatives.

"Now that the PM has himself met with the members of the seven Parliamentary delegations that had been sent to 32 countries, will he at least now - 1. Chair a meeting or a set of meetings of leaders of all political parties and take them into confidence on India's future strategy vis-a-vis both China and Pakistan and the strategic implications of the CDS's revelations in Singapore?" Congress General Secretary (Communications) Jairam Ramesh said.

"2. Agree to have a full debate in the forthcoming monsoon session of Parliament on our country's post-Pahalgam security and foreign policy challenges, since the request of the INDIA parties for a special session has been most unfortunately rejected? 3. Redouble efforts to bring the Pahalgam terrorists who had reportedly been involved in three earlier terror attacks in Poonch (Dec 2023) and Gagangir and Gulmarg (2024) to justice?" he said.

Ramesh also asked whether Modi would be ready to set up a group of experts like the Kargil Review Committee, which had been chaired by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's father K Subrahmanyam, of July 1999 that will analyse Operation Sindoor in detail and give its recommendations on the future of warfare, including emerging military platforms and technologies, building national capacities for strategic communications in crisis, etc.

"Will the report - after suitable redactions - be placed in Parliament like the report of the Kargil Review Committee was in Feb 2000?" he asked.

Separately, he also asked whether Modi would allow two days of discussion on China and Pakistan and give a clarification on US President Donald Trump's repeated claims about brokering a ceasefire between India and Pakistan.