Ramesh also accused the BJP and the prime minister of having played “cheap politics” on the issue.”His (Modi’s) image has taken a beating, he is desperate in changing the narrative once again. Our demand is that a prime minister-chaired all-party meeting be held and a special session (of Parliament) be called to reiterate the resolution of February 1994 and give it fresh meaning, as well as take the nation into confidence,” the Congress leader said.He claimed that while India made gains through Operation Sindoor, diplomatically it had been hurt as the narrative changed.”We have to change the momentum for India. The Congress has always said unity and solidarity is very important. ‘Ek Desh, Ek Sandesh’ is very important to deal with terrorism,” he said.Taking a swipe at the BJP, he said, however, it was not “Ek Desh, Ek Sandesh” for “polarisation and the poison-filled nationalism that the BJP propagates”.On Rijiju’s reported remarks that the government did not go by the Congress’ internal dynamics in picking members for the delegations, Ramesh said, “No question of internal dynamics. In 2008, Dr Manmohan Singh and his advisors consulted all political parties, that is how the delegations were sent. In the case of Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee in the 1990s, he was the leader of opposition and PV Narasimha Rao was the prime minister, so they talked to each other.”Accusing the BJP of spreading hate and bigotry, Ramesh said, “We cannot have one narrative outside and another inside. What is the narrative going out of India? — Nationalism based on prejudice, nationalism based on bigotry and nationalism based on hate, poison and communal tensions. Is this the message we want to sent to the world?”
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