India-Pakistan ceasefire understanding: Left parties slam government for allowing U.S. to broker peace
The Left parties criticised the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Union government for allowing U.S. mediation in the recent India-Pakistan tensions that erupted in the wake of Pahalgam terror attack.
'It is an avowedly accepted policy of our country that we settle our disputes bilaterally, without allowing any third party intervention. Therefore, this situation requires clear and authoritative clarification from the highest levels of our government,' Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary M.A. Baby said.
He also reiterated the CPI(M)'s demand for a Special Session of Parliament, saying that several pressing concerns continue to remain unaddressed.
CPI general secretary D. Raja also criticised the government, claiming that by agreeing to the United States's initiative to broker peace, the Indian government effectively violated the essence of the Simla Agreement and provided scope to internationalise the Kashmir issue. 'This opens the door for the U.S. to play its typical hegemonic and destabilising role in South Asia, further entrenching itself in the subcontinent's internal matters,' he said.
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