New Delhi, March 9 (IANS). Foreign Minister S. After Jaishankar’s statement in the Rajya Sabha regarding the ongoing conflict in the Gulf region, opposition leaders on Monday criticized the central government’s response to the growing crisis in West Asia.
Congress MP Ranjita Ranjan said, “These people are diverting the issue. We have given a proposal for discussion in both the Houses. The foreign policy is failing. The way Trump’s statements are coming, what is the stand of our government. Many people of India are stranded in foreign countries. 55 percent of petroleum products come to India from outside, what solution is being found for it. Under whose pressure are you making such small statements or are you trying to escape?”
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi said on External Affairs Minister Jaishankar’s statement in the Lok Sabha, “Where the opposition cannot answer questions, that foreign policy is hollow. Today, if you come to Parliament and give a statement, you should also answer the opposition’s questions. You are not taking any questions, that is why the opposition walked out of the House. I would like to say that the statement which is one-sided, in which questions are not taken and the opposition is not heard, is not a statement but it is a defence. Is.”
Congress MP JB Mather said the global situation, especially in the Middle East, is extremely tense and requires serious discussion in Parliament. He said, “The world, especially the Middle East region, is facing an extremely stressful situation. The oil crisis and the energy sector are being badly affected. Its impact is visible in India too. Sensex and Nifty are falling, which is impacting the stock market. These issues should be seriously discussed and deliberated in the session. It is not enough for a minister to just make statements on such important matters.”
Let us tell you that India’s Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar told the Rajya Sabha on Monday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is closely monitoring the changing situation in West Asia. A large number of Indian citizens live in Gulf countries. In view of the latest situation, the operation to bring Indian citizens safely to India is going on.
Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar said that a large number of Indian citizens live and work in the Gulf region, so this fight is a matter of special concern for India.
–IANS
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