New Delhi, May 27 (PTI) Trinamool Congress MPs on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to hold a special session of Parliament to inform the people about the steps taken to combat terrorism in the wake of the Pahalgam attack and Operation Sindoor.
TMC members from the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha met in the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan, the old Parliament building. According to a party source, 28 MPs attended the meeting while the remaining 13 MPs have "digitally" signed the letter.
"We have all signed a letter to the prime minister requesting that a special session of Parliament be held after the MPs' delegations return home from their travels on June 5," deputy leader of the party in the Rajya Sabha Sagarika Ghose said after the meeting.
She said while the TMC has supported the multi-party delegations sent abroad to convey India's message against terrorism, the people of the country also deserve to know about the government's steps.
"All India Trinamool Congress Chairperson and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has stated that while we have fully cooperated with the Government of India in sending participants in the delegations abroad that have gone to speak about India's resolve against Pakistan-based terrorism, our leader has said it is time to convene a special session of Parliament because citizens of India also need to know about the government's steps in combating Pakistan based terrorism," Ghose said.
The MPs also observed a minute of silence at the meeting as a mark of respect to those who lost their lives in the Pahalgam attack and subsequent action.
The source added that a resolution was also adopted endorsing Trinamool Congress parliamentary party chairperson Mamata Banerjee's stand on calling a special session of Parliament.
The source said that the party held the meeting in the Central Hall as they wanted to give out a message on Parliament's importance.
Opposition parties have been demanding a special session of Parliament since the Pahalgam terror attack. The demand was also raised in an all-party meeting held to inform MPs about Operation Sindoor.
India has sent seven multi-party delegations to key partner countries, including members of the UN Security Council, to convey India's message of zero tolerance against terrorism following the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor.
The delegations are being led by Baijayant Panda, Ravi Shankar Prasad (both BJP), Sanjay Kumar Jha (JDU), Shrikant Shinde (Shiv Sena), Shashi Tharoor (Congress), Kanimozhi (DMK) and Supriya Sule (NCP-SP), and will visit a total of 32 countries and the EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.
TMC's national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee is part of the delegation led by Jha.