Pahalgam Attack : Leaders demand action to destroy terror camps at all-party meet

NEW DELHI: Leaders across party lines on Thursday sought decisive action for destroying terror camps while Opposition MPs raised the issue of security lapses but assured that they were with the government in dealing with the issue of terrorism during an all-party meeting on the Pahalgam terror attack.

The government briefed leaders of various political parties on the Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed 26 lives, mostly tourists, and heard their views at the all-party meeting here.

At the beginning of the meeting, a moment of silence was observed for the victims of the attack.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, home minister Amit Shah, external affairs minister S. Jaishankar, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju were present from the government's side.

Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha J.P. Nadda, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi were present at the meeting chaired by Singh.

Those who attended the meeting included NCP-SP's Supriya Sule, NCP's Praful Patel, AIMIM's Asaduddin Owaisi, BJD's Sasmit Patra, TDP's Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu, Shiv Sena's Shrikant Shinde, AAP's Sanjay Singh, TMC's Sudip Bandopadhyay, RJD's Premchand Gupta, DMK's T. Siva and SP's Ram Gopal Yadav.

Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh said that all parties demanded action by the government for the destruction of terror camps.

Trinamool Congress MP Sudip Bandhyopadhyay said the issue of possible security lapses was also discussed but the opposition assured that it was with the government in the fight against terrorism. "The nation must be totally united in this fight to eliminate terrorism," he said.

The all-party meeting comes a day after the government announced a host of measures targeting Pakistan in the aftermath of Tuesday's Pahalgam terror attack.

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