39 Indians killed in Iraq: 'Very unfortunate that I wasn't allowed to speak in LS by Congress,' says Sushma Swaraj

New Delhi: External Affair Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Tuesday she wanted to speak about the death of 39 Indians (abducted by ISIS in Iraq) but she wasn't allowed to speak in LS. "I wanted to speak about the same inside the Parliament but was not allowed to speak in LS. However, in RS everyone listened," she said. "Creating ruckus on a subject like this isn't right. Congress party created chaos," she added.

Shameful how opposition members did not let EAM Smt. @SushmaSwaraj make a statement in Lok Sabha on the horrific killing of 39 Indians by ISIS in Mosul, Iraq despite repeated appeals by the Speaker! They heartlessly continued to create ruckus for their partisan agenda. pic.twitter.com/39PlFCwp3B

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Thirty-nine Indians that went missing in Iraq in 2014 are dead, informed Sushma Swaraj this morning.

In Rajya Sabha everyone listened to me speaking very patiently and in peace. Everyone paid tribute, I thought same would happen in Lok Sabha. But unlike the past few days of ruckus, today Congress led the protests under Jyotiraditya Scindia ji. Very unfortunate: EAM Sushma Swaraj pic.twitter.com/loJ4FUvN7r

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The 40 Indian nationals along with around a dozen Bangladeshi workers were employed by a construction company in Baghdad. They were abducted by ISIS in Mosul. The Bangladeshi lot were set free after a brief period for being Muslims. Sushma said the confirmation of deaths to her ministry was given by Martyrs' Foundation which conducted the DNA tests of the bodies. [ALSO READ] 39 Indians abducted by ISIS in Iraq are dead, Sushma Swaraj tells Rajya Sabha

Some kin of the victims have questioned as to why they were not told about the deaths before the parliament. It is parliamentary procedure to first inform the house, so it was my duty: EAM Sushma Swaraj (ANI)

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