EAM Jaishankar briefs consultative panel on Ukraine disaster, opposition leaders say stand united with authorities

By PTI

NEW DELHI: The opposition stands united with the federal government, a number of leaders mentioned on Thursday after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar briefed the consultative committee of his ministry on Russia’s assault on Ukraine and the evacuation of scholars from the war-hit nation.

The assembly of the 21-member committee, chaired by Jaishankar, was attended by 9 MPs from six events and got here in for fulsome reward from some leaders.

“We all are united,” Tharoor advised reporters after the assembly that was additionally attended by former Congress president Rahul Gandhi and his celebration colleague Anand Sharma.

“Excellent meeting of the Consultative Committee on External Affairs this morning on #Ukraine. My thanks to @DrSJaishankar & his colleagues for a comprehensive briefing & candid responses to our questions &concerns. This is the spirit in which foreign policy should be run,” he added in a tweet.

“…Frank discussions took place in an amicable atmosphere, a reminder that when it comes to national interests we are all Indians first and foremost,” Tharoor mentioned.

Echoing him, Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi described the assembly as “very good”.

“We were well briefed and stand united with the government,” she mentioned YSR Congress MP Beeseti Venkata Satyavathi mentioned the ministry within the assembly assured the MPs that stranded college students could be evacuated within the subsequent few days.