Sunday, 17 November 2024
Sunday, 17 November 2024
Jairam Ramesh: Extremely sensitive issue
Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member Jairam Ramesh said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should take the Opposition into confidence.
“The Indian National Congress certainly hopes and expects that Prime Minister @narendramodi will take the Leader of Opposition in both Houses of Parliament, and the leaders of other political parties into confidence immediately on the extremely sensitive and delicate issue of worsening India-Canada relations,” Ramesh wrote on his X (formerly Twitter) handle.
Prashant Bhushan: Shocking if true
Lawyer and activist Prashant Bhushan said: “So, the Canadian govt sees that the organised crime of Lawrence Bishnoi is connected with Indian agents! Shocking if true!”
Saket Gokhale: Is Bishnoi under the protection of Amit Shah?
Saket Gokhale, Trinamul Rajya Sabha member, sought to connect Bishnoi and Union home minister Amit Shah.
“Canada alleges Modi Govt working in collaboration with Lawrence Bishnoi. In Mumbai, former Minister Baba Siddique allegedly shot dead on orders of Lawrence Bishnoi. Is Bishnoi locked up in a Gujarat jail or is he under protection of Amit Shah & Ajit Doval while working for them?” Gokhale posted.
Jawhar Sircar: Has never happened before
Retired IAS officer and former Rajya Sabha member from the Trinamul, Jawhar Sircar said the situation was unprecedented.
“Never before has:
1) A tiny Arab country sentenced Indian ex-servicemen to death by (released thru humiliating deal)
2) USA charged Indian Govt of attempt to murder a Sikh (plotter) + US court summoned our NSA
3) Canada charged India with murdering its citizens & now this!” he wrote on X.
Sagarika Ghose: Modi must take Opposition into confidence
Journalist-turned-Trinamul Rajya Sabha member Sagarika Ghose said the issue was sensitive and grave.
“India’s diplomatic standoff with Canada is escalating disturbingly by the day. PM @narendramodi must immediately take the opposition into confidence on this highly sensitive and grave issue. India’s foreign policy has always been based on building domestic consensus not on unilateralism,” Ghose wrote on X.
Sudheendra Kulkarni: India mustn’t allow escalation of the matter
Sudheendra Kulkarni, who was part of the Prime Minister’s Office during Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s time but who has since fallen out with the BJP, said: “The derailed India-Canada ties should be brought back on track as soon as possible.”
He added: “Khalistanis are a tiny minority in both countries. India should not allow this matter to get escalated.”
Manish Hindvi: India’s foreign policy entirely unsuccessful
Congress spokesperson Manish Hindvi said the Canada episode showed India’s foreign policy floundering under the Narendra Modi government.
“India's foreign policy has completely failed. India's relations with Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, China, and Nepal are not well. China has trespassed on our land, and you are unable to do anything about it,” Hindvi told PTI Videos. “Nepal, which used to be an ally, is currently upset and reluctant to speak to India. Your relations with the small islands from the Indian Ocean are bad as well. So, India's foreign policy, under Modi’s rule, is entirely unsuccessful.”
