Modi government’s silence on Afghan crisis “deeply disturbing”, says Randeep Singh Surjewala

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Congress general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala, in a statement, called the Centre’s silence on the Afghan crisis “deeply disturbing” and “beyond any reasonable understanding”.

“Prime Minister and External Affairs Minister need to come out and clearly spell out our policy for safe return of our citizens, embassy personnel as also our future relationship,” he wrote in a statement on Twitter.

Full statement:

Situation in Afghanistan is extremely alarming. India’s strategic interests are at stake. Safety and security of our embassy & its personnel as also that of Indian Citizens is at stake.

Congress Party stands solidly behind protecting India’s interests and expects a mature political and diplomatic response from our Govt over the complete collapse of Govt in Afghanistan and Taliban takeover.

Despite this, the stunning silence of Narendra Modi Govt is deeply disturbing and highly intriguing, which is beyond any reasonable understanding.

Modi govt’s refusal to set in motion a well thought out plan to evacuate our citizens is a gross abdication of its duty and is totally unacceptable.

Taliban and Haqqani Network connections with Pakistan’s ISI and JeM, LeT, JuD are well known. There is an urgent need to revisit our geo-political interests in this background and its impact on J&K. Sadly, Modi Govt is oblivious of the same.

Prime Minister and External Affairs Minister need to come out and clearly spell out our policy for safe return of our citizens, embassy personnel as also our future relationship.

Unexplained silence at this extremely critical juncture gives rise to a reasonable apprehension that Modi government is hiding something from the country. We are still in the dark over Modi govt’s role in Doha talks.

Need of the hour is that Modi govt wakes up from its slumber and protects Indian citizens in Afghanistan and tells the country how it will tackle the dangerous situation in the immediate neighbourhood.

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