"I have been constantly raising this matter since August 2022 both inside and outside the House but the response of the Government has been - NO RESPONSE for -14 months," Tewari said in his notice.
The Court of First Instance of Qatar recently passed a verdict of death penalty for eight former naval officers who were detained in Doha, the Ministry of External Affairs said.
Congress leader Manish Tewari on Saturday came down heavily on the Qatari jurisprudence or the system of dispensing justice over the death sentence to eight retired Indian Navy personnel, calling it 'arbitrary' and 'capricious'.
A Qatari court has accepted the appeal document on the sentencing of eight former Indian naval personnel to death, sources familiar with the matter said.
According to a study conducted by the University of Adelaide and Oxford University, asbestos exposure caused a higher prevalence of asbestos-related lung malignancies among British and Australian navy personnel than in other armed forces.
On the matter involving 8 ex-naval personnel being sentenced to death by a Qatar court, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that the judgment remains "confidential", adding that the appeal has been filed in the case.
The close relative of one of the men detained in Qatar, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, says that the wrong information had been reported by several media outlets in the Middle East
After eight former Indian Navy personnel were sentenced to the death penalty in Qatar, Congress MP Manish Tewari on Friday criticised the Union Government for dealing with the issue in a "cavalier manner."
Three South African Navy personnel lost their lives on Wednesday after seven crew members of a submarine were swept off its deck by big sea waves as a helicopter attempted a "vertical transfer" of supplies, reported Al Jazeera, citing the Department of Defense.
At a time when the top naval brass is discussing operational matters about expanding the role and responsibilities of the maritime forces, the ongoing naval commanders’ conference is also discussing allowing Indian traditional dresses in their wardrooms and officers’ mess along with the west