'Sit down Madam': Shiv Sena MP schools US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar over India-Canada remark

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Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi hit out at US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar who commented on the ongoing India-Canada diplomatic row..

Ilhan Omar, serving as the US representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district, in a tweet on X (formerly Twitter), appealed to the federal government to fully support Canada's probe into Nijjar's death...

"The allegations that Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar was assassinated by the Indian government are deeply concerning..

After Omar's remark, MP Priyanka Chaturvedi urged India's foreign ministry to start an enquiry into how an elected representative in the USA is interfering in the peace of Jammu & Kashmir via a Pakistan-funded PoK visit...

Such be the case, as an Indian Parliamentarian I urge @MEAIndia to start an enquiry into how an elected representative in USA is interfering in the peace of Jammu&Kashmir via Pakistan funded PoK visit," she said.. Sit down Madam Representative...

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