BJP ally JD(U) joins Opposition leaders in urging Centre to stop arms supply to Israel
The group, including Janata Dal (United)’s KC Tyagi, condemned the ‘Zionist aggression and the heinous genocide’ of Palestinians by Tel Aviv.
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Janata Dal (United) General Secretary KC Tyagi on Sunday joined Opposition leaders in urging the Centre to stop the supply of arms and ammunitions to Israel amid Tel Aviv’s war on Gaza, The Indian Express reported.
The Janata Dal (United) is among the key allies of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and is part of the National Democratic Alliance government.
Tyagi and Opposition leaders on Sunday met Mohammed Makram Balawi, the secretary general of the League of Parliamentarians for Al Quds, in Delhi.
The League is an independent institution that coordinates global parliamentary efforts in support of the Palestinian cause in accordance with United Nations resolutions and for maintaining peace in West Asia.
The meeting was jointly organised by Tyagi and Samajwadi Party Rajya Sabha MP Javed Ali Khan, the newspaper reported.
Tyagi told The Indian Express that the Janata Dal (United) has supported the Palestinian cause since the party’s early days.
“The Indian government, including that of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, also has lent support to the Palestinian cause,” he was quoted as saying. “We want the killing of elderly, women and children to stop in Gaza and also want UN resolutions regarding Israel and Palestine to be respected.”
Tyagi and the Opposition leaders released a statement after the meeting on Sunday, urging the Union government...
