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Strong classes from Lanka disaster, says govt, brings up freebies, fiscal well being of some states

There are “very strong” classes to be learnt from the turmoil in Sri Lanka, together with classes on fiscal prudence, accountable governance and abandoning a tradition of freebies, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar stated at an all-party assembly held on Tuesday to debate the Lankan disaster.

Sri Lankan military commandos stroll previous a broken bus after it was set on hearth by demonstrators in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (Reuters)

But a point out of the debt and financial situation of states comparable to Telangana and Andhra Pradesh throughout a presentation by the federal government triggered vociferous protests from the Opposition leaders, who requested the federal government to restrict the briefing and the dialogue on the disaster in Lanka.

In the assembly, Jaishankar stated India, because the instant neighbour, is of course apprehensive over the “very serious crisis” within the island-nation. “The reason we took the initiative to request you all to join an all-party meeting was…this is a very serious crisis and what we are seeing in Sri Lanka is in many ways an unprecedented situation… Given the proximity, we naturally worry about the consequences, the spillover it has for us,” he stated.