Cannot declare Indians abducted in Iraq dead without proof: Sushma Swaraj

She said the Congress was using the issue as a political agenda

The sources who gave the government confidence of not abandoning the search for 39 Indians abducted in Iraq include a "head of state and a foreign minister of another country," External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj told the Rajya Sabha today.

She, however, refused to disclose the identity of the sources, citing "diplomatic confidentiality".

Making a statement in response to Zero Hour mention on the issue raised by Pratap Singh Bajwa (Cong) on July 19, Swaraj vehemently denied that she ever misled Parliament or the country on the fate of the people abducted three years back.

She said