The development comes after Shashi Tharoor, leading the all-party delegation in Colombia, said that India was disappointed with the Colombian government’s statement expressing condolences over the loss of lives in Pakistan due to Indian strikes.
Owaisi added that to achieve stability in South Asia, Pakistan needs to stop its Takfiri terrorist groups.
The delegation’s visit to France comes under India’s unprecedented diplomatic campaign to expose Pakistan’s sustained role in cross-border terrorism following the April 22 Pahalgam attack.
Tharoor told the Guyanese media that the very presence of uniformed Pakistani military and police personnel at the funeral of a terrorist following Operation Sindoor clearly suggests the complicity of the Pakistani establishment in the April 22 Pahalgam attack.
The delegation included BJP MPs Aparajita Sarangi and Brij Lal, Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, CPM Rajya Sabha member John Barla, and senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid.
Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee, who is in Japan as part of an all-party delegation, on Saturday called on the world community to unite in combating terrorism.
The delegation also met Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, who reiterated Tokyo's support and praised India's restraint in the face of provocation.
The confirmation came after Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju spoke to Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray seeking his support for the initiative.
This comes after TMC MP Yusuf Pathan dropped out of the delegation as his nomination was not discussed with the party leadership.
According to reports, the TMC said the central government decided on the party’s representative without any discussions with them.
