The PM has stated he has given full authority to the army to take whatever action it wants, Kharge said.”Defence Minister (Rajnath Singh) said this is a sensitive time and in the interest of the country, detailed questions are not to be asked that are defence secrets,” he said.Those present at the meeting also raised the issue of security of the people living in the border areas, he said.Those who have lost their lives in shelling in Jammu and Kashmir should be taken care of, Kharge added.”The government assured us that they would take all kinds of steps,” he said.Rahul Gandhi demanded that a Parliament session be called so that a good message goes outside, Kharge informed.”If a session is called, MPs can put forward their views and enhance the confidence of the people,” Kharge said, adding the government gave no assurance to that.The government briefed an all-party meeting on Thursday on the success of Operation Sindoor and its aftermath, as top government functionaries and opposition leaders met for a second time in a fortnight amid rising tensions between India and Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22.Union ministers Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, S Jaishankar, JP Nadda and Nirmala Sitharaman represented the government, while Rahul Gandhi and Kharge from the Congress, Sandip Bandyopadhyay of the Trinamool Congress and DMK’s TR Baalu were among the leading opposition figures in the meeting.
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