Questioning the allocation of ₹57,381 crore for the Economic Stabilisation Fund, proposed by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Appropriation Bill to address possible supply chain difficulties due to the conflict in West Asia, the Opposition said the crisis was “man-made”. Participating in the discussion on the Bill, senior Congress MP Shaktisinh Gohil said that, since Independence, India had been committed to remaining non-aligned.
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The Strait of Hormuz is important to the interests of the country, Mr. Gohil said, adding that India’s relationship with Iran had been “very good” for the past many centuries. “There was no need to visit Israel,” Mr. Gohil said, criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to that country.
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“Foreign policy should be in the interest of the country. Failure in maintaining good relations [with other countries] is the reason for such a huge demand [for an Economic Stabilisation Fund] now,” he said, adding that the Opposition was concerned with regard to the issue of cooking gas. “People are in long lines waiting for LPG,” Mr. Gohil said.
