Russia-Ukraine crisis | Centre should realise humanity is more important than politics, can lead peace talks: Mamata Banerjee
The Hindu
West Bengal CM had earlier had offered unconditional support to PM Modi during the Ukraine crisis and requested him to consider calling an all-party meeting
Asserting that it is the Centre's responsibility to bring back Indians stranded in war-hit Ukraine, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said the Union Government should realise that humanity is more important than politics.
She also urged the NDA government at the Centre to take lead in peace talks.
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“It is the Union Government’s responsibility to bring back Indians stuck in war-hit Ukraine. The Centre should ensure safe return of all the stranded Indians. I am in favour of peace, not war. The COVID-19 pandemic has already destroyed a lot. India can lead talks to maintain world peace,” Ms. Banerjee said.
Her comments came a day after a medical student from Karnataka's Haveri district was killed in intense shelling in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Tuesday, marking him India's first casualty in the war.
Ms. Banerjee was speaking to reporters in Kolkata before leaving for Uttar Pradesh to campaign for the Samajwadi Party in the ongoing assembly polls there.
“Humanity is more important than politics and the Central Government should realise this. Lives of students are more important than politics,” she said.
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