All parties of the opposition collective—the INDIA bloc—do not appear to be on the same page regarding the demand for calling a special session of Parliament to discuss Operation Sindoor.
NCP(SP) Baramati MP Supriya Sule was quoted as saying that the Congress approached her to join the demand but she refused saying that it was a time to be united and not play “petty politics”.
Notably, Sule was a part of one of the all-party delegations sent abroad by the Narendra Modi government to put forward India’s stand on Operation Sindoor.
There is also a buzz of growing “closeness” between NCP patriarch Sharad Pawar and estranged nephew and NCP chief Ajit Pawar, who is a part of the BJP-led NDA in Maharashtra.
Meanwhile, the absence of the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party was also noted at a meeting organised earlier this week by Opposition parties on the issue. AAP did not want to be seen sharing the stage with the grand old party since it had positioned itself as a rival to it in key states like Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and Gujarat, it was said.
