Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and other MPs of his party walked out of a meeting of the Parliamentary Panel on Defence on Wednesday. Sources said during the meeting, Rahul Gandhi had demanded a discussion on the prevailing security situation on the Line of Actual Control but the chair denied permission for it.
Sources said Rahul Gandhi had raised the issue of national security in relation to Pakistan, the standoff with China and the Taliban capturing fresh territories in Afghanistan. However, BJP leader and Chairman of the panel Jual Oram denied a discussion on these issues saying they were not part of the pre-decided agenda. Rahul Gandhi also reportedly demanded the meeting to be reconvened, but this demand too was turned down. Following this, he and other Congress MPs walked out.
The Parliamentary Panel on Defence was holding a meeting on review of the working of various cantonment boards in the country. Rahul Gandhi stressed that rather than discussing the working of cantonment boards, the panel should deliberate on more relevant and important security issues like the standoff with China in eastern Ladakh and the terror threats from Pakistan.
News Source : The Print
