In a letter to PM, Rahul and Kharge urge house session on terror attack

The leaders of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi respectively, wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking a special sitting of Parliament to discuss the Pahalgam attack and to demonstrate national unity against terrorism.

The Congress leadership contacted some other opposition leaders and tried to make the push for the session a joint opposition initiative but some parties chose to move solo while some others remained indifferent.

In his April 28 letter to the PM, Kharge said a session will help demonstrate the essential "unity and solidarity".


"This (a special session) will be a powerful demonstration of our collective resolve and will to deal with the brutal terror attack in Pahalgam on innocent citizens on 22 April 2025. It is our fond hope that the session will be accordingly convened."

Gandhi, in his letter, said that the Pahalgam incident "outraged every Indian" and that "India must show that we will always stand together against terrorism". "The Opposition believes a special session of both the Houses of Parliament should be convened, where the representatives of the people can show their unity and determination. We request that such a special session be convened at the earliest," he wrote.