Congress says party shortlisted four MPs for delegation on Op Sindoor, Tharoor's name not on list

Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Saturday said that the Indian National Congress INC has submitted names of four MPs for the governments proposed delegations to foreign countries to explain Indias stance on terrorism emanating from PakistanYesterday morning the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju spoke with the Congress President and the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha The INC was asked to submit names of 4 MPs for the delegations to be sent abroad to explain Indias stance on terrorism fromhellipmdash Jairam Ramesh Jairam_Ramesh May 17 2025In a post on social media platform X Ramesh said Yesterday morning the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju spoke with the Congress President and the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha The INC was asked to submit names of 4 MPs for the delegations to be sent abroad to explain Indias stance on terrorism from PakistanHe added By noon yesterday May 16th the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha wrote to the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs giving the following names on behalf of the INC Shri Anand Sharma former Union Cabinet Minister Shri Gaurav Gogoi Deputy Leader INC in Lok Sabha Dr Syed Naseer Hussain MP Rajya Sabha and Shri Raja Brar MP Lok SabhaCuriously the name of Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor is missing from the list that Jairam Ramesh says the Congress submitted to the Parliamentary Affairs MinisterThe Minister Kire Rijiju however named Tharoor in the list of 7 MPs who would represent India at world forums where they would brief world leaders on Operation SindoorIn moments that matter most Bharat stands unitedSeven AllParty Delegations will soon visit key partner nations carrying our shared message of zerotolerance to terrorism A powerful reflection of national unity above politics beyond differencesrsprasad ShashiTharoorhellip pictwittercomFerHHACaVKmdash Kiren Rijiju KirenRijiju May 17 2025The other members who will lead delegations are BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad JDU leader Sanjay Kumar Jha BJP leader Baijayant Panda DMK leader Kanimozhi Karunanidhi NCP SP leader Supriya Sule and Shiv Sena leader Shrikant Eknath ShindeRijiju said that India stands united and seven allparty Delegations will soon visit key partner nations In moments that matter most Bharat stands united Seven AllParty Delegations will soon visit key partner nations carrying our shared message of zero tolerance to terrorism A powerful reflection of national unity above politics beyond differencesI am honoured by the invitation of the government of India to lead an allparty delegation to five key capitals to present our nationrsquos point of view on recent events When national interest is involved and my services are required I will not be found wanting Jai Hind pictwittercomb4Qjd12cN9mdash Shashi Tharoor ShashiTharoor May 17 2025Tharoor has also accepted the governments proposal saying When national interest is involved and my services are required I will not be found wantingThe AllParty Delegations will project Indias national consensus and resolute approach to combating terrorism in all forms and manifestations They would carry forth to the world the countrys strong message of zero tolerance against terrorismThe parliamentarians groups are likely to visit several key world capitals including the United States the United Kingdom the United Arab Emirates South Africa and JapanIndia launched Operation Sindoor on May 7 in response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 people were killed Indias precision strikes in Pakistan and PoJK on May 7 killed over 100 terroristsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoeveratOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params