New Delhi, April 30 -- Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to convene a special session of Parliament to discuss the recent terror attack in Pahalgam and demonstrate a collective resolve. "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, who is also the Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, said in his letter dated April 28 to the PM. He shared the letter on X. "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 April 22. It is our fond hope that the session will be accordingly convened," he added. At least 26 people, mostly tourists from other states, were killed in the terrorist attack at a popular meadow near Pahalgam in south Kashmir on April 22. In his letter to the PM, Gandhi said: "The terrorist attack in Pahalgam has outraged every Indian. At this critical time, India must show that we will always stand together against terrorism. The Opposition believes that a special session of both Houses of Parliament should be convened, where the representatives of the people can show their unity and determination. We request that such a special session be convened at the earliest." While the government has not made any response to the call for a special session of Parliament, people aware of the matter discounted such a possibility and noted that an all-party meeting was called by the government on April 24 to present a picture of national unity. In the all-party meeting, defence minister Rajnath Singh, Union home minister Amit Shah and top officials from Intelligence Bureau and government briefed the parliamentary heads of different parties on the Pahalgam terror attack....