Congress: Opposition wants comprehensive debate on West Asia issues

New Delhi: With the Foreign Minister Sujashankar Prepare to make a statement in Parliament on the situation in West Asia, congress The opposition wants a full debate on the issue during the second part of the budget session starting on Monday, it said on Sunday.On Monday, ahead of the start of the session, a joint meeting of the opposition parties will also be held in Republika Srpska opposition leader Mallikarjun Kharge’s chamber to develop a common strategy on the opposition-sponsored resolution of the Speaker of the Republika Srpska PP About BirlaCongress leader Syed Naseer Hussain said on Sunday that he had been ousted. He made the remarks after an important parliamentary strategy group meeting at the residence of Congress president Sonia Gandhi. At the same time, Jairam Ramesh, the Congress secretary-general in charge of communications, posted on X on Sunday night that “it is learned that the Foreign Minister will make a statement on the situation in West Asia in both houses of Parliament.”“The problem with such ministerial statements is that (i) they convey little value beyond what is already known and, more importantly, (ii) MPs are not given the opportunity to seek clarification or ask questions,” Ramesh said.“What the opposition wants is a full debate,” he added. Ramesh said: “On April 8, 2003, the Lok Sabha held a heated debate on the US invasion of Iraq and even passed a resolution condemning the US invasion of Iraq. At that time, Mr. Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the Prime Minister and he knew his legal principles.”Meanwhile, the Congress leadership held an important parliamentary strategy group meeting at the residence of Congress parliamentary party chief Sonia Gandhi on Sunday. After the meeting, Congress leader Syed Nasir Hussain said in an interview with the media that all opposition parties will participate in the discussion on the no-confidence motion of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha and vote in favor of a resolution seeking to remove Om Birla.Hussein said they discussed various national and international developments, including the crisis in West Asia and its implications.“We have decided that in the second session of the budget session of Parliament, we will discuss the impact of the crisis in West Asia and its impact on India’s foreign policy and our political stance,” he said. “Several key issues were examined, including the impact of the proposed India-US trade deal and its potential impact on Indian farmers and our agricultural economy,” he added. “We believe these issues need to be fully discussed in Parliament,” Hussain said. He also said there are also concerns over the government’s stance on Ladakh, particularly the gap between previous assurances and the current stance, as well as the ongoing issue of the status of Jammu and Kashmir. He added: “These issues are of national importance and must be discussed transparently.”