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Live: Antony to make fresh statement on LoC killings, Oppn stages walkout in RS

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Thursday, August 08, 2013
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11.25 am: Both the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha have been adjourned after uproar over the killing of five Indian soldiers by Pakistan at the LoC.

11.20 am: Defence Minister A K Antony is expected to issue a fresh statement on the killing of five Indian soldiers by Pakistan in Parliament at around noon.

11.13 am: Members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stage a walkout in the Rajya Sabha, slamming the government's stand.

11.06 am: Army Chief Bikram Singh briefs Defence Minister A K Antony on the issue of the killing of five Indian soldiers along the Line of Control (LoC). This comes a day after the Army Chief paid tributes to the slain soldiers.

With the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) gunning for the Defence Minister over his statements on the killing of five Indian soldiers by Pakistan near the Line of Control (LoC), A K Antony is expected to issue a fresh statement on Thursday. This, even as the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government has accused the main opposition party of playing politics over the issue.

Courtesy : Indian Express

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