New Delhi [India], May 16 : Accusing the BJP of "politicising" the 'Operation Sindoor', Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh reacted to media reports that India will send delegations of MPs from all political parties to world capitals to brief different countries on the recent India-Pakistan tension and said that Congress will certainly join the delegation of multi-party MPs, keeping the "national interest" above all else.
"We demanded an all-party meeting, but PM Modi was not present at the meeting. Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi wrote letters to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to convene a special session of the Parliament, but that also did not happen. Congress leaders are demanding unity, but on the other hand, the BJP is doing politics in the name of Operation Sindoor. But still nation is first," Jairam Ramesh told ANI.
"We have heard that India is to send delegations of MPs from all political parties to world capitals to brief different countries on the recent India-Pakistan tension. Keeping national interest above all, Congress will certainly join the delegation of multi-party MPs. If we get an invitation to join the delegation, the Congress party will surely join it. Union Minister Kiren Rijiju has spoken to the Congress President, who will depute party leaders," he added.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi earlier wrote letters to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to convene a special session of the Parliament.
Rahul Gandhi reiterated the "unanimous request" of the Opposition to convene a special session of Parliament "immediately."
"It is crucial for the people and their representatives to discuss the Pahalgam terror attack, Operation Sindoor and ceasefire, first announced by U.S. President Trump. This will also be an opportunity to demonstrate our collective resolve to meet the challenges ahead. I trust that you will consider this demand seriously and swiftly," Rahul Gandhi said.
Operation Sindoor was launched on May 7 to strike multiple terror sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir after terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam last month.