Raipur, April 29 -- Congress leader and former Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday backed the party's demand for a special session of the Parliament over the Pahalgam attack.

Speaking to ANI, Baghel emphasised the need for a special session, questioning why it couldn't be convened when leaders of both houses have requested it.

"The leader of the opposition in both houses has written a letter. If a special session can be convened in J-K, why can't it be convened here? The special session should be convened," he said.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting a special session of Parliament to discuss the recent Pahalgam terror a...