Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday told an all-party meeting that at least 100 terrorists were killed in the Indian strikes on terror sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir under 'Operation Sindoor', sources said. They said the defence minister also informed the leaders that it was an ongoing operation and that India will hit back if Pakistan attacks in the wake of India's targeted strike.
Leaders of all political parties hailed the valour of the Indian Armed Forces for their retaliatory action against terrorism and extended their support in one voice during an all-party meeting on Operation Sindoor. The meeting, chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at Parliament House in New Delhi, was attended by Leaders from over a dozen parties. During the meeting, Singh briefed them about the operation where India has struck at nine terror sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Briefing media after the meeting, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju termed the meeting as constructive and each leader expressed their views with responsibility and maturity, recognising the major challenge the country is currently facing. He added that across party lines, political leaders said that there is no place for politics in such critical times. Rijiju informed that the operation Sindoor is still on.
हम सब एक हे!
— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) May 8, 2025
Briefing on today’s All Party Meeting on #OperationSindoor
It is a reminder that when it comes to national security, we stand together as united India pic.twitter.com/icA0MXMWQP
Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said, "In the moment of crisis, we are with the government". AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said he complemented the armed forces and the Government of India for conducting Operation Sindoor. The meeting was also attended by Home Minister Amit Shah, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, besides BJP president and Health minister J P Nadda. The government had earlier called an all-party meeting on April 24 to brief leaders on the attack.
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