Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi write to PM Modi to convene special Parliament session on Pahalgam attack

The Congress celebration has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to convene a special session of Parliament within the wake of the lethal terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, which claimed the lives of 26 folks on April 22. In separate letters addressed to the Prime Minister, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Chief of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi pressed for a special sitting of each Homes to collectively reply to the grave incident.

Kharge’s letter to PM Modi

In his letter, Kharge emphasised that such a session would enable Parliament to challenge a united entrance in opposition to terrorism and show the nation’s agency resolve to confront the risk. He added that the Opposition strongly believes unity is the necessity of the hour. “At this second, when unity and solidarity is crucial, the Opposition believes that it’s important to convene a special session of each homes of Parliament on the earliest. This shall be a robust demonstration of our collective resolve and can to take care of the brutal terror attack in Pahalgam on harmless residents on 22 April 2025. It’s our fond hope that the session shall be accordingly convened,” the letter learn.

Rahul Gandhi writes to PM Modi

In the meantime, Rahul Gandhi, in his letter, urged the Prime Minister to convene a special session of each Homes of Parliament on the earliest. The senior Congress chief emphasised that at this vital second, India should show that the nation stands united in opposition to terrorism. “The terrorist attack in Pahalgam has outraged each Indian. At this vital time, India should present that we’ll all the time stand collectively in opposition to terrorism. The Opposition believes {that a} special session of each Homes of Parliament ought to be convened, the place the representatives of the folks can present their unity and willpower. We request that such a special session be convened on the earliest,” the letter learn. 

Pahalgam terror attack 

As many as 26 folks, largely vacationers, had been killed and greater than a dozen others injured within the Pahalgam terror attack which occurred on April 22. This has been one of many largest terror assaults after the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019. The federal government, nevertheless, has but to formally verify the variety of casualties within the terror attack in Pahalgam. Following the phobia attack, safety forces launched search operations to monitor down the terrorists accountable. Safety has been heightened because the attack, with visuals from the world displaying the streets abandoned within the often bustling vacationer space. 

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