NEW DELHI: After India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire, the Congress on Saturday demanded that Prime Minister Modi should chair an all-party meeting to take all political parties into confidence. Several senior leaders recalled former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s leadership during the 1971 war.The Opposition also demanded a special session of Parliament to discuss the events.Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said in a post on X, “In view of the unprecedented announcements from Washington DC, there is now a need, more than ever before, for — the PM to chair an all-paarty meeting and take political parties into confidence.” There is also now a need, more than ever before, for a special session of Parliament to discuss the events of the last 18 days, beginning with the brutal Pahalgam terror attack and the way forward, and to demonstrate a collective resolve, he said.
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