New Delhi, Nov. 30 -- The Union government convened an All-Party Meeting on Sunday ahead of the commencement of the Winter Session of Parliament.

The Communist Party of India was represented by its Rajya Sabha leader, P Sandosh Kumar, who raised several concerns before the senior ministers representing the Union government and the floor leaders of various political parties.

Kumar expressed deep alarm over the state of national security, calling the recent devastating blast near the Red Fort in the national capital a glaring example of the government's failure to ensure safety in one of the most sensitive zones of the country.

He stressed that such a breach reflects not only an intelligence lapse but also a systemic weakening of securit...