Confusion in Lok Sabha Over Minister's Statement on Hamas Terror Labeling; MEA Calls for 'Technical Correction'
• Minister V Muraleedharan corrects answer given in Lok Sabha last week regarding Hamas being declared a terrorist organization, stating he should have been listed as responding minister, not Meenakshi Lekhi
• Lekhi said she did not sign any document with the question and answer, and called for an inquiry
• MEA spokesperson later clarified that the document needed a “technical correction” to reflect Muraleedharan as responding minister
• Congress floor leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury cited controversy to reflect issues in Centre’s foreign policy, asked for “open discussion” in House
• Chowdhury raised concerns over election results in Maldives, case of ex-Navy personnel sentenced to death, China’s BRI in PoK, relations with Canada