AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh said the entire nation was angry over the terror attack and demanded that the central government deliver a strong response to the terrorists in their own language. Condemning the terror acts, Singh said the way they (terrorists and Pakistan) executed the attack and killed innocents, their camps must be destroyed and action must be taken against Pakistan also. “We also demanded that accountability must be fixed on security lapses that gave a way to terrorists to come execute the attack,” he told the media.After the meeting, Union Parliamentary Minister Kiren Rijiju told the press that decisions based on the CCS meeting were shared with leaders, along with the government’s zero tolerance stances on terror. “The defence minister informed the leaders about the incident. The Centre has also expressed its determination to take stringent action against terrorism,” he said. Intelligence Bureau and Ministry of Home Affairs officials also briefed the attendees on the incident, highlighting where some lapses were detected. Meanwhile, sources said that Home Minister Amit Shah acknowledged certain shortcomings in security arrangements during the meeting, and officials detailed how these were being addressed. “Officials explained the measures taken after the incident and all parties assured to remain with the government in the fight against terror, all parties in one voice had said to unitedly stand with the government. The meeting ended on a positive note,” Rijiju said. He praised the unity displayed at the meeting and urged that nothing should be seen through a political lens, but instead in the context of national unity against terror and Pakistan. “We would remain united in action to be taken against Pakistan and terror modules,” he remarked. However, some opposition leaders did raise concerns regarding the security failure and stressed the need to review and enhance securityarrangements in Jammu and Kashmir and other tourist destinations across the country. The all-party meeting commenced with a two-minute silence in memory of those who lost their lives in the Pahalgam terror attack last Tuesday.Defence Minister Rajnath Singh initiated the meeting by presenting all details of the incident to party leaders and outlined the government’s intended strong response to the perpetrators. The meeting, which also included the chiefs of intelligence agencies, examined the attack in depth and unanimously pledged to stand united against the terrorism that struck at the soul of India.Those present from the government included Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju. Opposition leaders included Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha J P Nadda, Rajya Sabha LoP Mallikarjun Kharge, and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi. Also in attendance were NCP-SP’s Supriya Sule, NCP’s Praful Patel, AIMIM’s Asaduddin Owaisi, BJD’s Sasmit Patra, YSRCP’s Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu, Shiv Sena’s Shrikant Shinde, AAP’s Sanjay Singh, TMC’s Sudip Bandopadhyay, RJD’s Premchand Gupta, DMK’s T Siva and SP’s Ram Gopal Yadav.
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