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MPs Question Inaction Seven Months After Friendship Groups Formed
Lok Sabha created groups to help Indian lawmakers work with lawmakers from other countries.
These groups were formed in February.
More than 60 countries were included.
Several MPs say the groups have not met since they were created.
They also say they have received no information about future work.
Sanjay Singh, Dola Sen and Sanjay Yadav publicly expressed disappointment.
The groups were connected to efforts to improve India’s relations with other parliaments.
Some MPs still hope the groups will begin meaningful work.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla constituted parliamentary friendship groups for more than 60 countries on February 23.
No meeting or official correspondence for the groups has been reported during the following seven months.
MPs Sanjay Singh, Dola Sen and Sanjay Yadav said they had received no updates about activities or meetings.
The groups were intended to strengthen India’s inter-parliamentary relations with other countries.
The initiative followed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s multi-party parliamentary outreach after Operation Sindoor.
- Who
- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla formed the groups, while MPs including Sanjay Singh, Dola Sen and Sanjay Yadav raised concerns about their inactivity.
- What
- Parliamentary friendship groups for more than 60 countries have not held meetings or received reported correspondence since their formation.
- Where
- The groups were established by India’s Parliament for engagement with countries and the European Parliament.
- When
- The groups were formed on February 23, and the report described seven months of inaction as of September 25.
- Why
- They were intended to strengthen inter-parliamentary relations and support India’s international outreach.
MPs’ Concerns
Institutional Objective
Lack of activity
MPs’ Concerns
MPs appointed to the groups said no meetings, correspondence or information about future activities had been provided since February.
Institutional Objective
The groups were constituted as a significant institutional step to strengthen India’s parliamentary relationships with more than 60 countries.
Expectations for future work
MPs’ Concerns
MPs called for meaningful initiatives and clarity about when meetings would occur and what the groups would do.
Institutional Objective
The initiative was linked to Narendra Modi’s multi-party outreach after Operation Sindoor, indicating an intended role in presenting India’s perspective internationally.
Key facts
- Formation date
- February 23
- Groups formed
- More than 60 country-focused groups
- Reported status
- No meetings held during the following seven months
- Reported communication
- Several MPs said they received no correspondence or updates
- Speaker
- Om Birla
- Notable concerned MPs
- Sanjay Singh, Dola Sen and Sanjay Yadav
- Stated purpose
- Strengthening inter-parliamentary relations
Quotes
Sanjay Singh
Aam Aadmi Party MP and chairperson of the India-Suriname parliamentary friendship group
“My name was forwarded for the parliamentary friendship group for Cuba. Similarly, MPs from different parties were included in various groups. However, there has been no correspondence since February.”
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“I was made the chairperson in February. But nothing happened after that. No meeting took place. There has been no correspondence regarding future activities either.”
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Sources
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