In Centre’s Anti-Terror Outreach Groups, Only one Title Steered By Congress
New Delhi:
The Centre has launched the ultimate record of seven all-party delegations that may journey all over the world to temporary different nations about India’s Operation Sindoor. From the Congress occasion’s formal advice of 4 names, solely Anand Sharma appeared within the record. The remaining three – Gaurav Gogoi, Syed Naseer Hussain, and Amrinder Singh Raja Warring didn’t determine within the record.
The seven delegations that may go to completely different international locations assigned to them can be led by BJP’s Baijayant Jay Panda and Ravi Shankar Prasad, JD(U) chief Sanjay Jha, Shiv Sena’s Shrikant Shinde, Congress’s Shashi Tharoor, DMK’s Kanimozhi, and NCP (Sharad Pawar) chief Supriya Sule.
“One mission. One message. One Bharat. Seven all-party delegations will quickly interact key nations beneath Operation Sindoor, reflecting our collective resolve in opposition to terrorism,” Union Minister Kiren Rijiju mentioned in a submit on X.
He shared the ultimate record of all of the names.
One mission. One message. One Bharat 🇮🇳
Seven All-Get together Delegations will quickly interact key nations beneath #OperationSindoor, reflecting our collective resolve in opposition to terrorism.Here is the record of MPs & delegations representing this united entrance. https://t.co/1igT7D21mZ pic.twitter.com/3eaZS21PbC
— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) Might 17, 2025
The Centre by itself picked Congress leaders Shashi Tharoor, Amar Singh, and Manish Tewari – MPs who weren’t within the record of beneficial names despatched by the Congress occasion to the Centre. From that record, solely Anand Sharma received picked.
Ravi Shankar Prasad will lead the delegation to the UK, France, Germany, EU, Italy and Denmark.
Shashi Tharoor, who was a diplomat earlier than he joined politics full-time, will take the delegation to the US, Panama, Guyana, Brazil, and Colombia.
The delegation led by Sanjay Kumar Jha will fly to Indonesia, Malaysia, Republic of Korea, Japan, and Singapore.
The Congress seen the choice of occasion leaders whose names weren’t within the record it gave to the Centre as an try by the BJP-led Centre to introduce inner friction within the opposition occasion.
Mr Tharoor, who as soon as contested the Congress’s inner election to the submit of occasion president, has been talking in help of the Centre’s insurance policies in current instances, resulting in hypothesis a couple of potential shock announcement.
Baijayant Panda mentioned the all-party delegations will convey India’s message of zero tolerance in opposition to terrorism and the way India gave a befitting reply to Pakistan via Operation Sindoor.
“We taught a expensive lesson to Pakistan with Operation Sindoor. The way in which they’ve been supporting terrorism and their coaching occurs there,” Jay Panda mentioned. “However the propaganda they (Pakistan) have been doing since Independence, a solution needs to be given to that as nicely.”
He mentioned India is united, be it the ruling alliance or the opposition events.
“We’re united in nationwide curiosity and have spoken in a single voice. We are going to maintain discussions with the media and intellectuals in these international locations as nicely,” he mentioned, including Pakistan is ready to shelter terrorists as a result of the worldwide neighborhood is just not listening to this.
“This outreach is critical… We additionally must reply to the narratives that they create… Leaders from all of the events going collectively in delegations will give a powerful message,” he mentioned.
