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Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, DMK’s TR Baalu ​​and other leaders spoke in the media after the opposition leaders of Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi with the full party meeting of Operation Sindoor in New Delhi on Thursday, May 8, 2025. Image source: PTI

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said on Thursday (May 8, 2025) that the opposition expressed support for the government and the armed forces at a party-wide meeting, and Rahul Gandhi asked the parliamentary meeting to provide a good message.

Mr. Hager spoke with reporters after attending the meeting and expressed his disappointment that Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not attend the meeting.

Kargi said: “We want the Prime Minister to participate and briefly talk about the counter-terrorism operations. We pay tribute to Jawan people.

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The head of the opposition at Rajya Sabha said that all parties of the Indian group and other parties said in a voice: “You move forward, we make the decisions with you and stand with the army”.

Kargi said the Prime Minister had said he had granted the army any action.

“The Secretary of Defense (Rajnath Singh) said this is a sensitive period and for the sake of the country, the detailed question should not be asked is the secret of national defense,” he said.

He said those attending the meeting also raised security issues for people living in border areas. Mr Karge added that those who died in shellings in Jamu and Kashmir should be cared for.

“The government assured us that they will take various steps,” he said.

Mr. Hager was informed that Rahul Gandhi requested a parliamentary meeting to convey a good message outside.

“If you call the meeting, members of Congress can make their point of view and strengthen the confidence of the people,” Harger said.

The government briefed on Thursday on a full-party meeting on Operation Sindor and its success, as tensions between India and Pakistan continued to rise in the wake of the April 22 Pahalgam terrorist attack, meeting for the second time in two weeks.

Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, S Jaishankar, JP Nadda and Nirmala Sitharaman represent the government, while Rahul Gandhi and Kharge of Congress, Sandip Bandyopadhyay of Trinamool Congress and Sandip Bandyopadhyay of Trinamool Congress and DMK’s TR Baalu’s TR Baalu ​​are the leading opponents.