Sushma Swaraj addresses the Rajya Sabha
Disruptions continued in the parliament on 12th day as the Lok Sabha was adjourned till noon this morning. Lawmakers have been sparring in parliament over several issues including PNB Fraud, no-confidence vote, among others. Yesterday, protests in the well led to the Rajya Sabha being adjourned. The Lok Sabha too was adjourned till noon, after which it resumed for a short while before being adjourned for the day. The TDP and YSR Congress are expected to again push for a no-confidence vote against the government.
Here are the updates from today's parliament session:
DNA samples of 38 people matched and that of the 39th person has matched 70 per cent. She said that their mortal remains have been sent to Baghdad.
Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day.
Ms Swaraj said that India used a deep penetration satellite to see a mass grave. She also said that India requested that the bodies be brought out and exhumed.
The group of Indian labourers, mostly from Punjab, was taken hostage by ISIS when it overran Iraq's second largest city Mosul in 2014. The workers were trying to leave Mosul when they were intercepted.
Speaking in Parliament, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj said 39 Indians kidnapped by ISIS in Mosul three years ago are dead.