Congress to move privilege motion against Sushma Swaraj for 'misleading' RS on death of Indians in Iraq

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Thursday decided to move a privilege movement towards exterior affairs minister Sushma Swaraj in the Rajya Sabha for "misleading" the House on the issue of the demise of 39 Indians who had been kidnapped in Iraq's Mosul town in 2014.

Congress MPs Ambika Soni, Pratap Bajwa and Shamsher Singh Dullo mentioned they would move a movement towards Swaraj in the Upper House after compiling paperwork and knowledge on the issue.

They accused Sushma Swaraj of misleading the House for four years and dared her to make public the resources who formed the basis of her claims that the 39 Indians kidnapped by ISIS had been alive.

"I accuse Sushma Swaraj of misleading the House. The minister's statement in the House is an assurance. She gave an assurance that these people were alive. Our sources have proved right and her confidential sources have proved wrong," Soni told reporters.

She mentioned they had been for sure going to convey a privilege movement towards the exterior affairs minister of India for misguiding Parliament and her insensitivity in "playing" with the lives of 39 Indian voters.

"Whose fault is it, who tried to mislead and keep the issue in deep freeze for four years. It is of the external affairs minister. It is her responsibility," Soni alleged.

Accusing the Central govt of trying to suppress the Mosul tragedy, she mentioned it didn't speak about it despite a number of efforts to raise the issue.

"We have continuously tried to raise the issue, but Swaraj always said she cannot share the sources nor any document and always claimed that they are alive. The government's efforts to put a cover on the issue led to misconceptions among the families of the deceased," Soni mentioned, including, "We have come to know from Iraq that they died at least a year ago, but our government has been so insensitive."

Asserting that the government must have progressively ready the families for his or her loss, the Congress normal secretary brought up the issue of compensation and mentioned, "This government is only of the few and the rest will suffer the same way as had happened to 39 Indians in Iraq," she mentioned.

Her colleague Bajwa additionally accused the government for its "clumsy" handling of the issue and mentioned the ones killed in Iraq had been deficient folks considering guide labour.

"Today, Harjit Masih's statement has proved right. I want to ask Sushma Swaraj that what are your sources. The entire country wants to know. Why did you play with the sentiments of these people," he mentioned, relating to the lone survivor who had controlled to flee the ISIS following his abduction together with the 39 other Indians, and had claimed that the others had been killed.

The Rajya Sabha MP mentioned if there is a delicate policy subject then knowledgeable first whether it is in consultation, but if anyone dies or is martyred, the family of the deceased are knowledgeable first.

"What stopped her from dong this? Even her attitude of dealing with the situation two days ago was to score brownie points. There has been insensitive and clumsy handling of the issue," Bajwa mentioned.

"We want to ask Modi ji and Sushma ji that you have not even announced any compensation to their families. We have demanded Rs 1 crore compensation and a government job to each of the families. The onus of giving job and Rs one crore is on the Centre," he mentioned.

Whenever the government is in the dock, they are attempting to sidetrack the issue. Parliament is not operating as allies of the ruling BJP are in the neatly, Bajwa claimed.