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Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and discussed the developments in Bangladesh, party sources said Monday, while others called for a statement by the government inside Parliament.
Gandhi met Jaishankar inside the Parliament complex on the sidelines of the Budget Session proceedings, sources said.
Commenting on the crisis in Bangladesh, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said he hopes the neighbouring country will “soon return to the path of progress and economic development”.
“As neighbours, friends and well-wishers, we in India have a direct interest in peace and stability in Bangladesh. After the loss of 300 lives in the violence of the last five weeks, I hope and pray for peace for all Bangladeshis…,” said Tharoor in a post on X.
Tharoor’s party colleague and MP Manish Tewari said hoped the government will make a statement on Bangladesh in both Houses of Parliament on Tuesday.
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi said she hoped the government would take care of the interests of Indians in Bangladesh. “The atmosphere of instability in Bangladesh is regrettable. Especially because it has been a long-standing ally for our country and their growth trajectory was going in the right direction. If they are moving towards anarchy, it will be bad for our strategic interest,” she said.
CPI leader P Sandosh Kumar welcomed Hasina’s resignation and said it showed that people “will not accept autocrats”. “The election held in Bangladesh (earlier this year) was not free and fair… The allegation of the opposition that the ruling front sabotaged the elections was correct. It has again been proven that autocrats cannot survive,” Kumar said.
BJD MP Sasmit Patra said his party will support the Government of India’s stand on the issue.
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