Political parties put up a united face and expressed India's determination to fight terrorism following the Pulwama terror attack.
The all-party meeting called by Central Government to deliberate upon the situations arising out of Pulwama terror attack was held at the Parliament library on Saturday. The meeting was chaired by Home Minister Rajnath Singh who briefed the leaders from all political parties on the Pulwama attack and steps being taken by the government.
Leaders from different political parties attended the meeting. Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar, Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand Sharma, Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan, National Conference patron Farooq Abdullah, Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Narendra Singh Tomar were among those who attended the meeting.
Political parties put up a united face and passed a resolution expressing India's determination to fight terrorism following the terror attack, underlining their solidarity with security forces for defending the country's unity and integrity.
Here is the full text of the resolution passed by all-party meeting:
1. 'Condemn the dastardly terror act'
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1. We strongly condemn the dastardly terror act of 14th February 2019 at Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir in which lives of 40 brave jawans of CRPF were lost. We, along with all our countrymen, stand with their families in this hour of grief.
2. 'We condemn terrorism in all forms'
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2. We condemn terrorism in all forms and the support being given to it from across the border.
3. 'Entire nation speaks in one voice'
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3. India has during the past three decades faced the menace of cross border terrorism. Of late, terrorism in India is being actively encouraged by the forces across the border. India has displayed both firmness and resilience in dealing with these challenges. The entire nation speaks in one voice to express its determination to fight these challenges. Today, we stand united in solidarity with our security forces in fighting terrorism and in defending the unity and integrity of India.
4. Political parties briefed about Pulwama attack
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The meeting convened by Home Minister Rajnath Singh was attended by Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand Sharma and Jyotiraditya Scindia of the Congress, Sudip Bandyopadhyay and Derek O'Brien of the TMC, Sanjay Raut of the Shiv Sena, Jithendra Reddy of the TRS, D Raja of the CPI, Farooq Abdullah of the National Conference, Ram Vilas Paswan of the LJP among others.
Naresh Gujral of the Akali Dal, Upendra Kushwaha of the RLSP and Jai Prakash Narayan Yadav are among others who are attending the meeting.
The parties were briefed about the attack in Pulwama in South Kashmir and the steps being taken by the government so far, a Home Ministry official said.
