India, May 7 -- Opposition parties on Thursday paid tributes to the armed forces on the first anniversary of Operation Sindoor but also questioned the central government over the ceasefire, reported military losses and China's alleged support to Pakistan during the armed conflict in May 2025.

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh demanded an independent inquiry into the operation on the lines of the Kargil Review Committee.

"The first announcement of the ceasefire that halted Operation Sindoor unexpectedly was made at 5:37 PM IST on May 10, 2025, by the US secretary of state Marco Rubio, who claimed that it was intervention by President Trump that had made this possible," Ramesh said on social media platform X.

He added that Trump h...