The Polit Bureau of
the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement:
The kidnapping of
three Indian truck drivers alongwith three others in Iraq is a cause for deep
concern. It is reported that the abductors have demanded that Indians should not
work in the country and the company employing them should shut down its
activities. The company is engaged
in carrying supplies to the American troops stationed in Iraq.
The Indian
government should immediately ensure the safety of the Indian hostages by
announcing that Indian citizens will not engage in such activities in Iraq.
Such a decision will be in conformity with the stand taken earlier by the
government not to allow Indians to be hired by private security agencies for
work in Iraq. All efforts must be
made by the government for the release of the hostages.