All-party meeting on Pahalgam terror attack today; Congress says PM Modi should chair

Ahead of the all-party meeting to discuss the Kashmir situation after the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, the Congress on Thursday said it hoped Prime Minister Narendra Modi would chair it.

The meeting is scheduled for 6 pm today and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is to chair it.

Singh and Home Minister Amit Shah have spoken to all party chiefs to invite them.

Hours before the meeting, Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh said the party expected the Prime Minister to chair it.

"On the night of April 22nd itself, the Indian National Congress had asked for an all-party meeting to discuss the fallout of the brutal Pahalgam terror attack and the targeted killings of so many tourists," Ramesh said.

He said considering the extreme seriousness of the issue and the mood of the nation, the Congress expected the Prime Minister to chair the all-party meeting scheduled for 6 pm today and take all political parties into confidence and build a collective resolve.