Parliament seeks a party-led party-led gathering in India-Pakistan ceasefire agreement
Congress requested a party-wide parliament on Sunday, held by the Prime Minister, and convened a special parliamentary session to discuss in detail the Pahalgam incident, Operation Sindoor and the understanding reached between India and Pakistan to prevent all shooting and military operations.
Congress Secretary-General Jairam Ramesh asked the government several questions, including whether New Delhi has opened the door to third-party intervention between India and Pakistan and whether diplomatic channels with Pakistan have been opened.
His remarks came after an understanding reached between India and Pakistan on Saturday, halting all firing and military operations on land, air and oceans, and immediately took effect after four days of intense cross-border drone and missile strikes.
In an article on X, he said: “The National Congress of India reaffirmed its need for a full party meeting chaired by the Prime Minister and held a full discussion on the Pahalgam, Sindoor Operation and the ceasefire announcement of Washington DC, which was then first proposed by the Indian and Pakistani governments.”
Ramesh said Congress believes that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio raised many questions about the “neutral location” mentioned by the dialogue between India and Pakistan. “Have we given up on the Simla agreement? Have we opened the door to third-party mediation?” he asked
“The National Congress of India wants to ask if the diplomatic channels between India and Pakistan are reopening? What commitments have we sought and received?” The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said on Saturday that there was no decision to hold talks anywhere else on any other issue.
The statement was published in U.S. Secretary of State Rubio said: “The Indian and Pakistani governments have agreed to an immediate ceasefire and begin negotiations on a range of issues on neutral locations.” Congress leaders also mentioned comments on the understanding reached between the two former Army chiefs Malik and Manoj Narwane, and said they asked for an answer from the Prime Minister himself.
“Ultimately, the National Congress believed that it was natural to recall Indira Gandhi’s reign in 1971, and firm leadership was taken.” Congress leader said in another article that on November 9, 1981, the International Monetary Fund approved a loan of $5.8 billion to India.
“The United States has strong opposition to this and has moved away from the Executive Committee meeting.
“When Pranab Mukherjee proposed the budget on February 29, 1984, she asked him to announce that India had successfully concluded the IMF program and did not take advantage of the approving amount of about $1.3 billion. This is perhaps unique in IMF history,” Ramesh’s observation.
