The landing of flight carrying Indian MP delegation led by DMK MP Kanimozhi on the night of 22nd May, was halted for sometime, due to a drone attack for which it had to circle the Moscow sky for 45 minutes. After which it was safely landed at the Domodedovo International Airport, Moscow.
What happened on the flight on Thursday
On the night of Thursday, the flight carrying the Indian MP delegation to Russia had to circle mid-air for 45 minutes, after which it was successfully landed. A Lok Sabha member who is close to the DMK leader Kanimozhi Karunanidhi clarified that the flight was delayed by 45 minutes due to a drone attack mid-air. Detailed reports are still not for the public. After the delay, the flight landed safely on the Domodedovo International Airport where the Multi-party MP delegation was received by Indian Ambassador Vinay Kumar and other officials
The Multi party Delgation
On May 17, the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs announced that India will send 7 groups of Members of Parliament (MPs) to different countries. These groups will include MPs from different political parties. Their main purpose is to speak with world leaders and explain India’s strong stand against terrorism.
This decision was taken after the terrorist attack in Pahalgam on April 22. India wants to show the world that it has a zero-tolerance policy towards terrorism, especially terrorism that is funded and supported by Pakistan. The goal of these visits is to make the international community understand the danger of terrorism and ask for their support to fight it together.
The 7 MP groups will visit 33 countries in total. Each group has been given a list of countries where they will go and deliver India’s message. Out of the 15 United Nations Security Council (UNSC) members, Indian delegations will visit 12 countries. The only countries they will not visit are Pakistan, Somalia, and China. China is a permanent member of the UNSC while Pakistan and Somalia are non-permanent members
This step has been taken to show India’s strength in standing up to terrorism and to make the global community more aware of the threat it poses. India also hopes to gain support from other countries to join together in the fight against terrorism.
The MP delegation and their leaders
Seven MP delegations are heading to different parts of the world, all carrying the same strong message against terrorism. The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs has chosen seven leaders to head these groups, with a mix of political representation. Four of the leaders are from the NDA bloc, while three belong to the INDIA bloc. The delegation heads include BJP leaders Ravi Shankar Prasad and Baijayant Panda, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, JD(U)’s Sanjay Jha, DMK MP Kanimozhi, NCP (SP)’s Supriya Sule, and Shiv Sena’s Shrikant Shinde. Each leader will guide their team in taking India’s message to their assigned countries
Which delegation leaves for which country?
On Wednesday, Sanjay Kumar Jha led a delegation that left for Japan, which is their first destination; they will then move to other neighboring countries, including Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia, and Singapore.
Another group, which is led by Shrikant Eknath Shinde of Shivsena also left the Delhi Airport for the United Arab Emirates
The Kanimozhi led delegation reached Russia on Thursday and it will also travel to Greece, Spain, Latvia and Slovenia
Three delegations led by Baijayant Panda, Shashi Tharoor, and Supriya Sule will leave tomorrow for their assigned countries. Today all three delegations will be given a briefing by the Foreign Secretary, Vikram Misri. They will then leave for their destinations.
The Baijayant Panda led delegation will visit Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain and Algeria. whereas the Shashi Tharoor led MP delegation will travel to USA, Panama, Guyana, Brazil and Colombia. Also, Supriya Shinde with her delegation leave for Egypt, Qatar, Ethiopia and south africa
On the day after yesterday, the final delegation led by Ravi Shankar Prasad will leave for the UK, France, Germany, the EU, Italy and Denmark
All these multiparty MP delegation leave for different countries to share a common message of India’s zero tolerance of Terrorism
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