Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra has strongly criticised the Union government and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar after reports emerged that Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi held a press conference in New Delhi that excluded women journalists.

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In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Moitra questioned the Indian government's decision to allow a gender-exclusive event on its soil while extending official protocol to a representative of the Taliban, a regime known for its oppressive policies against women.

"How dare our government allow Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Muttaqi to exclude women journalists and hold a ‘male-only’ news conference on Indian soil with full protocol? How da

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