The government has named senior Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, Punjab MP Amar Singh, Salman Khurshid, Lok Sabha MP Manish Tewari, and former Union Minister Anand Sharma as delegation members.The Congress stated that it had nominated four MPs, Anand Sharma, Gaurav Gogoi, Syed Naseer Hussain, and Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, for the task, as requested by the government. However, except for Anand Sharma, the government rejected all the other names.Asserting that he will adhere to the party’s final decision, Khurshid said there can only be one set of nominations, and it must be the party’s. “Out of the four people nominated by the party, only one has been chosen by the government. The rest of us have been chosen by the government independently, which is not acceptable because it is the party’s discretion,” he said.As part of the delegation, Khurshid was scheduled to travel to Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea, Japan, and Singapore.When asked what he would do if the government does not change its position on the names, Khurshid said, “This is a very serious affair and this is not a picnic. When the party has given their choice of names, my understanding is that it should prevail. I will abide by my party’s decision,” he said.
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