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Sushma Swaraj confirms deaths of 39 Indians missing in Iraq

MPs observed silence, to pay tribute to the 39 Indians who were killed in Iraq in the Rajya Sabha

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MPs observe silence, to pay tribute to the 39 Indians who were killed in Iraq , in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday Photo: PTI

Archis Mohan New Delhi
Both Houses of Parliament could transact little business due to continued disruptions when External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj confirmed that 39 Indians missing in Iraq had been killed and their bodies recovered.
 
The Lok Sabha could not take up the no-confidence motion against the Narendra Modi government moved by YSR Congress Party and Telugu Desam Party. Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said the House was not in order.  The government also accused the Congress and other Opposition parties of insensitivity as it kept protesting when Swaraj was making a statement.
 
While she could not make an elaborate statement in the