NEW DELHI: The Congress on Friday confirmed it will participate in the government’s proposed multi-party parliamentary delegations to several countries to explain India’s stand on terrorism from Pakistan. While the government has not officially announced the plan, Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh told PTI that Union minister Kiren Rijiju had spoken to the Congress president in this regard. However, Ramesh also criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for avoiding domestic political consultation on key national security issues. “The Prime Minister has refused to chair two all-party meetings on the Pahalgam terror attacks and Operation Sindoor. The Prime Minister has not agreed to call a special session of Parliament that the Indian National Congress has been demanding to demonstrate a collective will and reiterate the resolution passed unanimously by Parliament on February 22, 1994,” Ramesh said in a post on X. He added, “The Prime Minister and his party have been defaming the Congress continuously even as it has called for unity and solidarity.” “Now suddenly the PM has decided to send multi-party delegations abroad to explain India’s stand on terrorism from Pakistan. The Indian National Congress always takes a position in the supreme national interest and never politicises national security issues like the BJP does. Hence, the INC will definitely be a part of these delegations,” Ramesh said. Under Operation Sindoor, India carried out precision strikes on terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir early on May 7 in response to the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam.