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All political parties have expressed strong support for India’s approach in the current stand off with China and also underlined the need for national unity.
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Gopal Baglay said this after senior members of the Narendra Modi Cabinet briefed the political parties on the developments related to China and Kashmir at a meeting in New Delhi yesterday ahead of the Monsoon Session beginning on Monday.
The meeting held at the residence of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh was attended by the Congress, the Left parties, Trinamool Congress, JD(U) and Samajawadi Party among others. They were briefed by Mr Singh, Defence minister Arun Jaitley, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar among other senior officials. Mr Baglay said, the importance of India and China to remain engaged diplomatically was underlined in the meeting.
Talking to media , Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said, there was unanimity among parties on national security.
Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has called an all party meeting tomorrow, ahead of the monsoon session of Parliament. During the meeting, Ms Mahajan will seek cooperation of the leaders of different parties in the Lok Sabha to ensure smooth transaction of business in the House. The session will continue till the 11th of next month.