Congresswoman Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday attacked the BJP-led Central government over the killing of three Indian sailors and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should raise the issue with US President Donald Trump during the G7 summit.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (local time) arrived in Geneva, Switzerland to participate in the G7 summit in the French resort of Evian-les-Bains, after leaving Slovakia.
France will host the 52nd G7 summit from June 15 to 17.
India is also participating in the G7 summit for the 13th time as a partner country, and the summit is set to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s seventh consecutive appearance at the gathering.
Asked whether the Prime Minister should take up the matter with the US President, Priyanka Gandhi said: “Yes, he should. It is surprising that we are not more frank about what is happening.”
Her statements come after three Indian sailors were killed in a US military strike on the commercial tanker MT Setibello in the Gulf of Oman.
The ship was attacked after US forces accused it of violating the ongoing naval blockade of Iranian ports. Of the 24 Indian crew members, 21 were rescued, while three were later confirmed dead.
Indian Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday strongly criticized the United States and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over US naval raids on an oil ship in the Gulf that killed three Indian sailors.
On Friday, the State Department summoned US Chargé d’Affairs Jason Meeks to lodge a strong protest against the ongoing attacks on commercial ships off the coast of the Sultanate of Oman. This was the second time that Mix was summoned by Middle East Airlines. Previously, he was called in after a merchant ship with 20 Indian crew on board was attacked in the region.
