‘An all-party meeting should have been called’: CM Siddaramaiah amid ongoing India-Pak tension

BENGALURU: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday stressed that the Centre should convene an all-party meeting after the announcement of cessation of hostilities between India and Pakistan.

Speaking to the media, Siddaramaiah said, “Ceasefire has been declared. Both countries have agreed. DGMOs are meeting. Let’s see what decision is made there. An all-party meeting should have been called before the Ceasefire. Parliament should have also been held along with it. It’s a very serious matter.”

Earlier on Sunday, in a joint press conference held at the National Media Centre, the senior-most operational commanders from all three wings of the Indian Armed Forces revealed the significant outcomes of India’s Operation Sindoor.

During the briefing, the Indian Armed Forces issued a clear warning to Pakistan, stating, “This time, if Pakistan dare take any action, Pakistan knows what we are going to do”

In addition to eliminating over 100 terrorists, the strikes targeted 11 Air bases inside Pakistan and inflicted significant damage on their military capabilities. The air, land and sea operations were carried out with calibrated restraint, emphasising minimising civilian casualties, as stated in a press conference.

Regarding the issue of sending back Pakistani nationals, the Chief Minister clarified, “There are only three children in Mysore. The rest have been sent. Except for three children under the age of six, all Pakistani nationals have been sent back to their entire state. What is happening there is that there is a Pakistani husband, a wife from here, and three children. They went to the border, but no one came to take them there, so they came back again.”

Siddaramaiah further asserted that his government’s performance is delivered in a way that was promised. “Our government has done as it promised,” he said.

Operation Sindoor was launched on May 7 to strike multiple terror sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir in retaliation for a deadly attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam last month in which 26 tourists were killed. (ANI)