Manish Tewari calls for discussion in Parliament on Bangladesh unrest

New Delhi [India], August 6 (ANI): Congress MP Manish Tewari urged the central government on Tuesday to facilitate discussion in both Houses of Parliament regarding the ongoing unrest in Bangladesh.

Speaking to reporters in the Parliament premises, Tewari dubbed the situation in Bangladesh as “sensitive.”

“It is a serious situation which is worrisome for South Asia and East Asia. I hope that there will be a detailed discussion on this issue in both Houses of Parliament and that the government will play its role in facilitating this discussion,” Tewari said.

Tewari earlier gave an adjournment notice asking the house to suspend the zero hour and relevant rules of the day to discuss the matter.

He also urged the central government to inform the house about the steps being taken to address the potential security, economic and diplomatic repercussions of this situation.

Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) MP NK Premachandran said that the Government of India has to clear its position regarding the Bangladesh issue.

“It was one of the closest allies of India. But unfortunate incidents have happened. We are not aware of the full situation that is prevailing in Bangladesh. So let the government come out with an open statement regarding the political situation prevailing in Bangladesh,” Premachandran said while speaking to ANI.

Premachandran also expressed great concern for the matter as “disturbances” in Bangladesh will affect India also being the closest neighbouring country.

“Further it is with great concern we are looking into the affairs because the closest neighbouring country Bangladesh having some disturbances affecting our country also. We have grave concern on this issue,” he added.

The political situation in Bangladesh remains volatile following Sheikh Hasina’s resignation amid escalating protests. These demonstrations, largely driven by students demanding an end to the quota system for government jobs, have evolved into broader anti-government protests.

Earlier, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar chaired an all-party meeting in Delhi to brief about the situation in Bangladesh.

The meeting was attended by Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, JP Nadda, Kiren Rijiju, HD Kumaraswamy, Rajiv Ranjan Singh, opposition MPs KC Venugopal, and Supriya Sule among others.

Jaishankar briefed the leaders on how the issue had panned out in Bangladesh and the prevailing situation in the country. He also spoke about how Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina had moved to India and how India would take care of the Bangladeshi leader, sources from the all-party meeting told ANI.

Recent clashes in Dhaka have resulted in at least 135 fatalities, including 14 police officers, with hundreds more injured, according to local media outlets.

Following her resignation, Sheikh Hasina arrived in India on Monday evening. It is unclear whether she will stay on in Delhi or travel to another location, with some reports suggesting she might proceed to London.