NCP's Sule asks Centre to call all-party meeting to discuss India's stand on Israel-Palestine issue

Supriya Sule MP and working president of the Sharad Pawarled Nationalist Congress Party on Thursday said the Union government should convene an allparty meeting to discuss Indias stand on the IsraelPalestine issueSpeaking to reporters here Sule said that by supporting Israel the Narendra Modi government has taken a different lineShe was replying to a question about the Indian government supporting Israel whereas the Congress is talking about the rights of the Palestinian people amid the ongoing war triggered by Hamass incursions inside IsraelIndias policy on the IsraelPalestine conflict had been consistent until now Sule saidAlso read Modi will not become Prime Minister in 2024 says Sanjay RautIt was the same policy for Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Indira Gandhi as prime minister India always had one line on this issue but the Central government is taking a different line When such issues pertaining to external affairs arise an allparty meeting should be held she saidThe world is at war right now the Lok Sabha member from Baramati said stressing the need for an allparty meet or discussion with all the senior leaders in the countryI would request Prime Minister Narendra Modi to arrange an allparty meeting urgently she addedThe Congress Working Committee on Monday reiterated its longstanding support for the rights of the Palestinian people to land selfgovernment and to live with dignity while also calling for an immediate ceasefire and negotiations on all outstanding issuesEarlier in a scathing retort to the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP Supriya Sule a Member of Parliament representing the Nationalist Congress Party NCP and a key figure in the Sharad Pawar faction has raised questions regarding the BJPs integrity and consistency in its dealings with her partySules remarks come in response to recent statements made by Chhagan Bhujbal a veteran NCP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra suggesting that the NCP and BJP had been involved in backchannel discussions The revelations have raised eyebrows and led to a fiery exchange of words between the two political partiesSpeaking to reporters in Pune Sule openly challenged the BJP asking I want to ask the BJP on one side you called the NCP the Naturally Corrupt Party On the other side Chhagan Bhujbal says that NCP and BJP were having discussions in the back channel If the NCP is corrupt then why was the BJP having negotiations with us This shows that the allegations of corruption by the BJP were false On one side they were calling us corrupt and on the other side they were having backchannel discussions Doesnt this show the double face of the BJP They should clarify thisThe NCP led by Sharad Pawar has been a vocal critic of the BJP often accusing the ruling party of making baseless allegations and engaging in mudslinging politics The Naturally Corrupt Party tag was a derogatory term used by some BJP members to refer to the NCP emphasizing their allegations of corruption within the partyThe revelation of backchannel talks however has provided the NCP with ammunition to challenge the BJPs credibility Sules question about the BJPs contradictory stance regarding the NCPs alleged corruption is likely to fuel the ongoing political discourse With inputs from agencies