New Delhi: Rajya Sabha members Friday raised concern over Indians stuck in strife-torn Iraq, and urged External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to make a statement on the issue.
Members also raised concern over the attack on Palestine by Israel.
Raising the issue in the upper house, K.N. Balagopal of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) said several Indians continue to be trapped in Iraq.
“We don’t have a record on how many Indians are working in Iraq. Like the Kuwait war, we should send aircraft to get our citizens back,” Balagopal said.
P. Rajeev of the CPI-M informed the house that some Indians trapped there may have their passports seized by employers.
As several members matched the concern, Sharad Yadav of Janata Dal-United (JD-U) said: “It is a very important issue, the external affairs minister should make a detailed statement on it.”
The members also raised concern over Israel’s attacks on Palestine, and urged the government to take a stand on the issue. Raising the issue, K.C. Tyagi of the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) said India should make an appeal to the United Nations. (IANS)
