New Delhi: Amid a growing chorus for a special session of parliament on the Pahalgam terror attack, at least four letters have been written to the Union government by MPs demanding the same, including by the leaders of opposition of both houses. In two separate letters, leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge have written to prime minister Narendra Modi seeking a special session.“At this critical time, India must show that we always stand together against terrorism,” Gandhi said in his letter.Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge wrote to Modi asking for a special session at the earliest.“At this moment, when unity and solidarity is essential, Opposition believes that it is important to convene a special session of both houses of Parliament at the earliest,” Kharge wrote in his letter.“This will be a powerful demonstration of our collective resolve and will to deal with the brutal terror attack in Pahalgam on innocent citizens on 22 April 2025. It is our fond hope that the session will be accordingly convened.”In separate letters, Communist Party of India (CPI) MP P. Sandosh Kumar and RJD MP Manoj Kumar Jha also wrote to Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (April 28) seeking that a session be convened.Jha wrote that parliament must “come together to pay heartfelt homage to the victims of the Pahalgam attack, honour their memory and reaffirm our commitment to the shared ideals of unity, justice and peace.”“In moments such as these, it is essential that the government takes the nation and its elected representatives into full confidence. Transparent dialogue and open engagement across political lines strengthen people’s trust in democratic institutions and reinforce the collective resolve needed to overcome adversity. A shared national response, built through consultation and consensus, is the surest path to preserving unity and safeguarding the nation,” he said in his letter.Jha urged the prime minister to dedicate the session exclusively to an “open and principled discussion on the Pahalgam attack and its broader implications for the security, well-being and aspirations of the people of India” to send a “powerful and reassuring message”.In a separate letter to Rijiju, CPI’s Kumar also urged for a special session of parliament at the earliest.“Such a session would allow members across party lines to come together in one voice to mourn the loss, to express the will of the nation and to send a clear and strong message that India remains united and resolute against those who seek to harm us through acts of terror,” he wrote.Kumar said that parliament should rise above political divides to embody the spirit of the people.“At this moment of national mourning, a collective expression of solidarity from the highest forum of democracy would be both timely and necessary,” he wrote.Earlier on Sunday, independent MP Kapil Sibal said in a statement that he had suggested that a special session of parliament be convened to “show the nation’s unity in this hour of grief”.“I request all political parties urge the government to convene such a session as early as possible in May,” he said.Note: This report has been updated since publication with Mallikarjun Kharge’s letter.