Government to brief key leaders at all-party meeting today

NEW DELHI: Government has convened an all-party meeting on Thursday to brief the key leaders of political parties about Operation Sindoor.Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju made the announcement on Wednesday and wrote on X, "government has called an all party leaders meeting at 11am on 8th May, 2025 at Committee Room: G-074, in the Parliament Library Building, Parliament Complex in New Delhi." Defence minister Rajnath Singh is likely to chair the meeting.Also read: Bengaluru-made 'suicide drones' make debut with Operation SindoorCongress general secretary Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday said the party expects PM Narendra Modi to chair the all-party meeting. He also confirmed that leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge will attend the meeting from the party's side."Immediately after the Pahalgam attack, we asked for an all-party meeting. The government called one on April 24; we expected the Prime Minister to attend, but for some reason, he couldn't. Tomorrow's all-party meeting is being called after a powerful and decisive Operation Sindoor. We expect the Prime Minister to chair the meeting," Ramesh said. tnn