New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday attended the Parliament for the first time since she took ill and underwent a kidney transplant at AIIMS.
In the Lok Sabha today, she said that the government had conveyed its "deep concern" to the US administration over attacks on Indians there.
As Lok Sabha members thumped their benches to welcome her to the House following her absence due to health issues, she highlighted the steps taken by the government following three recent incidents of attacks, including suspected hate crimes, rejecting Opposition criticism that it had kept quiet.
"To say that we did not take any step or maintained silence is absolutely wrong. This government can never keep silent over such incidents. This is not in our work culture. We always do more that what is expected of us," she said, responding to Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge's criticism, as per PTI.
The Minister said that even when she was convalescing, she had spoken to the family members of the victims and officers of Indian consulate general had reached out to them.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is being accused of silence, sought daily updates from her ministry amid his busy election campaign, Swaraj said.
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Unmissable: Parliament greets in unison the epitome of grace & grit, Smt @SushmaSwaraj upon her return after illness & she bows in humility! pic.twitter.com/ElpcfwfoO9
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