Didn't mislead on missing Indians: Sushma Swaraj
She, however, refused to disclose the identity of the sources, citing diplomatic confidentiality .
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday denied in the Rajya Sabha that she misled Parliament or the country on the fate of the 39 Indian abducted in Iraq three years ago.
The sources who gave the government confidence of not abandoning the search for the 39 missing Indians, most of whom are from Punjab, include a “head of state and a foreign minister of another country,” she said. She, however, refused to disclose the identity of the sources, citing “diplomatic confidentiality”.
In another development, Ms Swaraj also sought the Iraq government’s help in facilitating the visit of minister of state (MoS) for external affairs Gen. (retd) V.K. Singh to Badush, the site of the now-demolished prison - where it is suspected that the 39 Indians were lodged.