Bangladesh Protest Live: Manish Tewari calls for discussion in Parliament on Bangladesh unrest
Congress MP Manish Tewari urged the central government on Tuesday to facilitate discussion in both Houses of Parliament regarding the ongoing unrest in Bangladesh.
Speaking to reporters in the Parliament premises, Tewari dubbed the situation in Bangladesh as “sensitive.”
“It is a serious situation which is worrisome for South Asia and East Asia. I hope that there will be a detailed discussion on this issue in both Houses of Parliament and that the government will play its role in facilitating this discussion,” Tewari said.
Tewari earlier gave an adjournment notice asking the house to suspend the zero hour and relevant rules of the day to discuss the matter.
He also urged the central government to inform the house about the steps being taken to address the potential security, economic and diplomatic repercussions of this situation.
Earlier, EAM S Jaishankar chaired an all-party meeting in Delhi to brief about the situation in Bangladesh.
The meeting was attended by Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Union ministers Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, JP Nadda, Kiren Rijiju, HD Kumaraswamy, Rajiv Ranjan Singh, opposition MPs KC Venugopal, and Supriya Sule among others.
Jaishankar briefed the leaders on how the issue had panned out in Bangladesh and the prevailing situation in the country. He also spoke about how Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina had moved to India and how India would take care of the Bangladeshi leader, sources from the all-party meeting told ANI.
Recent clashes in Dhaka have resulted in at least 135 fatalities, including 14 police officers, with hundreds more injured, according to local media outlets.
Following her resignation, Sheikh Hasina arrived in India on Monday evening. It is unclear whether she will stay on in Delhi or travel to another location, with some reports suggesting she might proceed to London.
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