CPI(M) MP John Brittas on Tuesday (March 24, 2026) invoked Parliament’s unanimous 2003 resolution under then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, condemning the Iraq war, to urge the government to introduce a similar motion on the ongoing conflict involving Iran.
Raising the matter during Zero Hour in the Rajya Sabha, Mr. Brittas called for a “united and unanimous voice” of Parliament against what he described as unilateral and illegal military actions by the United States and Israel. India, he said, “should not remain silent”.
Iran-Israel war updates on March 24, 2026
Referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address in the Lok Sabha on Monday (March 23, 2026), Mr. Brittas said the Prime Minister mentioned economic concerns and issues affecting the Indian diaspora but made no reference to the broader geopolitical conflict, which he argued required a clear stand from India.
“What was missing was the silence on this unilateral, immoral, illegal war that has been unleashed by the United States and Israel,” he said.
