Opposition moved an adjournment motion in LS seeking a debate on govt's foreign policy
Opposition moved an adjournment motion in LS seeking a debate on govt's foreign policy
New Delhi:
Government will soon make a statement on its foreign policy initiatives after the Opposition in Lok Sabha on Monday moved an adjournment motion seeking a debate on the crucial matter.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj was busy with visiting Mauritius President Ameenah Gurib-Fakim and hence was not present in the House.
-"We have taken note of the concerns of the House and will convey to the External Affairs Minister and a response will be given to the House at the earliest,-" he said in Lok Sabha.
Naidu's statement came after Speaker Sumitra Mahajan dismissed a notice for adjournment of the Question Hour by Trinamool Congress leader Saugata Roy seeking a debate on the NDA government's foreign policy initiatives.
The move came a day after National Security Advisor A K Doval met his Pakistani counterpart Lt Gen (Retd) Nasir Khan Janjua in Bangkok and discussed -"peace and security, terrorism, Jammu and Kashmir and other issues including tranquility along the LoC-".
The Speaker also dismissed a few other adjournment motions seeking discussion on issues like price rise, alleged fake encounter in Punjab.
