During MEA Jaishankar’s statement in Parliament, chaos ensued as members in the Treasury benches chanted “Modi, Modi”, while those in Opposition raised “India, India” slogans.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Thursday hit out at the Opposition alliance, INDIA, over disruptions in the Rajya Sabha while he was giving a suo moto statement over the country’s foreign policy.
“If you claim to be INDIA but do not want to listen to India’s national interests, then what kind of INDIA are you? You are an INDIA which is prepared to sacrifice national interest, that is not India,” Jaishankar said.
Chaos ensued as members in the Treasury benches chanted “Modi, Modi”, while those in Opposition raised “India, India” slogans during his statement in the Upper House of the Parliament.
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“Our effort was today to say how the country has progressed and our foreign policy is delivering for the people of India, for the national good of India. So we thought at least on this issue the Opposition will put its political differences aside, would listen to it with an open mind and will put national interest first,” Jaishankar told reporters outside the Parliament.
He said that if a foreign minister is not allowed to make a statement in the House, then “it’s a sorry state of affairs”. “It’s unfortunate how strongly and how wrongly partisan politics is pursued.”
“On certain issues people should put politics aside, and think about the country. They should be prepared to listen to where we have made progress. This is good for the country. It’s not just an achievement of a government, but of the country,” Jaishankar added.