39 Indians Abducted & Killed by ISIS, Confirms EAM Sushma Swaraj in Rajya Sabha: Politicians Mourn The Loss of Lives on Twitter
The nation expressed their grief resorting to social media – Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram – whereas the political parties took turns while playing the blame game.
All hell broke loose in the Parliament today when Sushma Swaraj, Minister of External Affairs, announced the death of 39 Indians in Iraq. The Opposition parties left no stone unturned in making a hullaballoo around it and creating a ruckus in both, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
The External Affairs Minister informed the Rajya Sabha that the 39 persons that went missing in June 2014 were kidnapped by ISIS and were reportedly dead. Clarifying on the issue of keeping the nation in the dark, Swaraj said, “I haven't kept the nation in dark. We received the final confirmation only last night. How could I have proclaimed them dead till all doubts were not cleared?"
The nation expressed their grief resorting to social media – Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram – whereas the political parties took turns in playing the blame game. However, with all the politics around the issue done and dusted, leaders across the party lines expressed their concern on the death of 39 Indians in the city of Mosul, in Iraq.
1. Anurag Thakur, Member of Parliament, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
2. Capt. Amarinder Singh, Punjab Chief Minister.
3. Jyotiraditya Scindia, Member of Parliament, Indian National Congress (INC).
4. Rahul Gandhi, President - Indian National Congress (INC).
5. Shashi Tharoor, Member of Parliament, Indian National Congress (INC).
6. Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister.
7. Dr. Subramanian Swamy, Member of Parliament, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
8. Supriya Sule, Member of Parliament, National Congress Party (NCP).
9. Vijay Goel, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Statistics & Program Implementation.
Sushma Swaraj said General (Retd.) VK Singh, Minister of State External Affairs, will travel to Iraq to bring back the dead bodies. The bodies, on their return, will be returned to their relatives. Out of the 39 Indians killed, 27 persons belonged to Punjab, 6 from Bihar, 4 from Punjab and from West Bengal.
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