Members of Parliament should be united regarding Indian foreign policy, Union Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Tuesday.
Intervening in a debate initiated by RSP MP N.K. Premchandran under Rule 193 to discuss the crisis in Ukraine, Mr Rijiju recollected personal experience of travelling to the Slovak Republic and thanked all countries neighbouring Ukraine that helped in the evacuation of Indian students from various war-torn Ukrainian cities. MPs cutting across party lines praised the Nehruvian legacy of non-alignment that has helped India remain neutral in the face of the devastating conflict.
"Try to imagine the circumstances in which the students were repatriated. Ukrainians were busy with counter offensive. Missiles were flying overhead. In that circumstance our diplomats worked to evacuate our students. Lakhs of people were leaving Ukraine that I saw myself. We are not taking credit. Any other government would have also done the same," said Mr. Rijiju.
