Operation Sindoor: CPI(M) leader John Brittas regrets PM Modi’s absence at all-party meeting

Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader John Brittas has "regretted" Prime Minister Narendra Modi's absence from the all-party meeting called today by defence minister Rajnath Singh — the second such meeting since the Pahalgam attack.

Brittas urged the government to call another all-party meeting with the prime minister attending and also a special session of Parliament.

He also demanded that the government lead an all-party delegation to Kashmir.

In a formal statement shared online, the CPI(M) reported that Brittas had — at the all-party meeting — expressed doubt, given past experience, that the government's objective of eliminating terrorist groups can be achieved by targeted military action.

He advised that the government should continue pursuing diplomatic actions and build international pressure to bring the terrorists to book.

It should be seen that the situation does not escalate, he stressed.

Brittas also asked the Union to rein in the spread of misinformation and hate, stressing that "terror has no religion".

"War against terrorism cannot be conducted without fighting the spread of hate," the CPI(M) said in its statement quoting the Rajya Sabha MP.

"He lauded the people of Pahalgam and Kashmir for showing the path to the entire country by unitedly condemning terrorism with compassion, even after suffering from all its ill-effects," it said.

Brittas had yesterday, 7 May, also urged the government to maintain pressure on Pakistan to hand over the culprits of the Pahalgam terrorist attacks and root out the camps of terror outfits operating within its territory.

With PTI inputs