India, March 9 -- After a protest inside both Houses of Parliament when foreign minister S Jaishankar spoke on Monday, Congress-led Opposition MPs later gathered outside and raised slogans to seek a full discussion on the US-Iran conflict widening to West Asia.

Holding a large banner reading "Gulf burning, oil shock. Indians stranded. India needs leadership - not silence", the protesting MPs included both Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge, Leaders of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, respectively.

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Many held up placards in Hindi and English that sought "leadership, not cowardice" - echoing the Congress allegations against PM Narendra Modi's foreign policy choices, includin...