Rahul slams Modi for Covid reference, says PM has forgotten tragedies of that time
NEW DELHI, March 24: The Central government has convened an all-party meeting on the West Asia crisis at 5 pm on Wednesday, sources said.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is likely to chair the meeting, with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar expected to be present, they said.
Meanwhile, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi told reporters at the Parliament House Complex that he would not be able to attend the all-party meeting as he is scheduled to attend a programme in Kerala.
The call for an all-party meeting comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address in Parliament on the West Asia situation.
In his statement in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, Modi said the government has constituted seven empowered groups to evolve strategies on fuel, supply chains and fertilisers, among others, and stem the impact of the Iran-Israel-US conflict.
Stating that the war has created a serious energy crisis globally, Modi warned people against taking advantage of the situation and asked the state governments to check black marketing and hoarding.
The government is trying to procure gas and crude oil from all available sources, he said, asserting that efforts will continue in the coming days.
He noted that necessary preparations have been made to ensure an adequate supply of fertilisers.Meanwhile, the Congress has hit out at the prime minister, saying that his statement on the crisis was a “prepared text full of self-praise” for all that he claims to have accomplished in the last 11 years.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his COVID-19 reference in his statement to Parliament on the West Asia situation, saying he has forgotten what had happened during the pandemic and the kind of tragedies that had unfolded back then.
Gandhi alleged that India’s foreign policy has become “Modi’s personal foreign policy” which is being considered as a “universal joke”.Speaking with reporters in the Parliament House complex, Gandhi said, “If the PM is compromised, our foreign policy is compromised.” (PTI)
