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Economic Times
3 days ago
- Politics
- Economic Times
Why facts not given to citizens, Parliament: TMC on CDS acknowledging loss of aircraft
ANI Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Sagarika Ghose speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the Budget Session of the Parliament, in New Delhi on Thursday. The Trinamool Congress (TMC) accused the BJP-led Centre on Saturday of not presenting facts before citizens and reiterated its demand for a special session of Parliament, following Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan's acknowledgement of aircraft loss in recent hostilities with Chauhan has, however, dismissed Islamabad's claim of downing six Indian jets as "absolutely incorrect".TMC's deputy leader in the Rajya Sabha Sagarika Ghose shared a clip from the CDS' interview to Bloomberg TV on X and asked, "Why should international media report this first? Why were these facts first not given to India's citizens, to Parliament and to people's representatives?" In another post, Ghose said, "There are now too many citizens' concerns regarding Operation Sindoor that must be raised in the national interest. This is how a strong democracy renews itself and learns from experiences." "Citizens and opposition must be taken into confidence. The Narendra Modi government can no longer deny the opposition's demand. A special session of Parliament must be convened in June," she added. In the interview, Gen. Chauhan was asked whether India lost combat jets during the recent four-day military clashes with Pakistan in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack."So the good part is that we were able to understand the tactical mistakes which we made, remedy it, rectify it and then implement it again after two days and flew all our jets again targeting at long range," the CDS asserted that it is more important to find out why the aircraft were lost and that the Indian military hit back after rectifying the declined to specify the losses in terms of numbers but clearly pointed to the fact that the Indian military carried out high-precision strikes deep inside Pakistani territory. Gen. Chauhan is currently in Singapore to participate in the Shangri-La Dialogue. Previously, Indian Air Force's Director General of Air Operations Air Marshall A K Bharti had acknowledged that "losses are a part of combat" and said all IAF pilots returned home safely. Air Marshall Bharti made the remarks at a media briefing on May 11, when asked about India's aircraft losses during Operation Sindoor.
Deccan Herald
3 days ago
- Politics
- Deccan Herald
Why facts not given to citizens, Parliament: TMC on CDS acknowledging loss of aircraft
Why should international media report this first? Why were these facts first not given to India's citizens, to Parliament and to peoples representatives? — Sagarika Ghose (@sagarikaghose) May 31, 2025 There are now too many citizens concerns regarding #OperationSindoor that must be raised in the national interest. This is HOW a strong democracy renews itself and learns from experiences. Citizens and opposition must be taken into confidence. The @narendramodi government can no… — Sagarika Ghose (@sagarikaghose) May 31, 2025
The Hindu
6 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Operation Sindoor: TMC demands special session of Parliament in June
The Trinamool Congress on Wednesday (May 28, 2025) demanded a special session of Parliament to be held in June, ahead of the Monsoon session. The Monsoon session is likely to be held in July. The Opposition parties have been demanding a special session of the Parliament since the April 22, 2025, Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed 26 lives. The demand was also raised in an all-party meeting held to inform MPs about Operation Sindoor. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Trinamool Congress' deputy leader in Rajya Sabha Sagarika Ghose said the party stood with the Government post the Pahalgam attack and during Operation Sindoor, and also supported the MP delegations sent abroad. "We now believe that having given full support to the government, we are now supporting the demand first made by MP Kapil Sibal, that there must be a special session of Parliament," Ms. Ghose said. "We demand that a special session be held in June, before the Monsoon session," she said. TMC leaders said the Opposition parties are working together to push for a special session of Parliament. "We, the parties who are fighting the BJP, are working together and moving ahead together on the demand for a special session of Parliament," TMC's Parliamentary Leader in Rajya Sabha Derek O'Brien told reporters. Under Operation Sindoor, India carried out precision strikes on nine terror infrastructure sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in the early hours of May 7, 2025, in response to the Pahalgam terror attack. Following the Indian action, Pakistan attempted to attack Indian military bases on May 8, 9, and 10. The Indian side responded strongly to Pakistani attempts. India has now sent seven multi-party delegations to key partner countries, including members of the U.N. Security Council, to convey India's message of zero tolerance against terrorism following the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor. The delegations led by BJP's Baijayant Panda and Ravi Shankar Prasad, JDU's Sanjay Kumar Jha, Shiv Sena's Shrikant Shinde, Congress' Shashi Tharoor, DMK's Kanimozhi, and NCP-SP's Supriya Sule will visit a total of 32 countries and the EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. TMC's national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee is part of the delegation led by Mr. Jha.
Hindustan Times
7 days ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
TMC demands Parliament special session on Operation Sindoor in June
The Trinamool Congress on Wednesday demanded a special session of Parliament to be held in June, ahead of the Monsoon session. The Monsoon session is likely to be held in July. Opposition parties have been demanding a special session of Parliament since the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed 26 lives. The demand was also raised in an all-party meeting held to inform MPs about Operation Sindoor. Addressing a press conference here, Trinamool Congress' deputy leader in Rajya Sabha Sagarika Ghose said the party stood with the government post the Pahalgam attack and during Operation Sindoor and also supported the MP delegations sent abroad. "We now believe that having given full support to the government, we are now supporting the demand first made by MP Kapil Sibal, that there must be a special session of Parliament," Ghose said. "We demand that a special session be held in June, before the Monsoon session," she said. TMC leaders said opposition parties are working together to push for a special session of Parliament. "We, the parties who are fighting the BJP, are working together and moving ahead together on the demand for a special session of Parliament," TMC's Parliamentary Leader in Rajya Sabha Derek O'Brien told reporters. Under Operation Sindoor, India carried out precision strikes on nine terror infrastructure sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in the early hours of May 7 in response to the Pahalgam terror attack. Following the Indian action, Pakistan attempted to attack Indian military bases on May 8, 9 and 10. The Indian side responded strongly to Pakistani attempts. India has now sent seven multi-party delegations to key partner countries, including members of the UN Security Council, to convey India's message of zero tolerance against terrorism following the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor. The delegations led by BJP's Baijayant Panda and Ravi Shankar Prasad, JDU's Sanjay Kumar Jha, Shiv Sena's Shrikant Shinde, Congress' Shashi Tharoor, DMK's Kanimozhi and NCP-SP's Supriya Sule will visit a total of 32 countries and the EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. TMC's national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee is part of the delegation led by Jha.
Time of India
7 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Operation Sindoor: TMC demands special session of Parliament in June
The Trinamool Congress on Wednesday demanded a special session of Parliament to be held in June, ahead of the Monsoon session. The Monsoon session is likely to be held in July. Opposition parties have been demanding a special session of Parliament since the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack , which claimed 26 lives. The demand was also raised in an all-party meeting held to inform MPs about Operation Sindoor . Trinamool Congress' deputy leader in Rajya Sabha Sagarika Ghose said the party stood with the government post the Pahalgam attack and during Operation Sindoor and also supported the MP delegations sent abroad. "We now believe that having given full support to the government, we are now supporting the demand first made by MP Kapil Sibal, that there must be a special session of Parliament," Ghose said. "We demand that a special session be held in June, before the Monsoon session," she said. Live Events TMC leaders said opposition parties are working together to push for a special session of Parliament. "We, the parties who are fighting the BJP , are working together and moving ahead together on the demand for a special session of Parliament," TMC's Parliamentary Leader in Rajya Sabha Derek O'Brien told reporters. Under Operation Sindoor, India carried out precision strikes on nine terror infrastructure sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in the early hours of May 7 in response to the Pahalgam terror attack. Following the Indian action, Pakistan attempted to attack Indian military bases on May 8, 9 and 10. The Indian side responded strongly to Pakistani attempts. India has now sent seven multi-party delegations to key partner countries, including members of the UN Security Council, to convey India's message of zero tolerance against terrorism following the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor. The delegations led by BJP's Baijayant Panda and Ravi Shankar Prasad, JDU's Sanjay Kumar Jha, Shiv Sena's Shrikant Shinde, Congress' Shashi Tharoor, DMK's Kanimozhi and NCP-SP's Supriya Sule will visit a total of 32 countries and the EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. TMC's national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee is part of the delegation led by Jha.
