BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj appointed member to New Delhi Municipal Council
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has notified the appointment of Lok Sabha MP Bansuri Swaraj as a member of the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC).
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Tuesday that she had spoken to India’s Ambassador in Afghanistan Manpreet Vohra following a blast in Kabul’s heavily-fortified diplomatic area and that all Indians were safe.
“I have spoken to Indian Ambassador. He has informed me that all Indians there are safe,” the minister said in a tweet.
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At least five persons were killed and many others injured when an explosion ripped through Kabul’s heavily-fortified Wazir Akbar Khan diplomatic area on Tuesday. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
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The Afghan Health Ministry confirmed that at least five people, mostly government employees, had died and nearly 30 others were injured, the Afghan media reported.
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