New Delhi, Mar 12: Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee would make a statement in Parliament today on the situation in Iraq. Vajpayee would first make the statement in the Lok Sabha at noon and later in Rajya Sabha at 12.45 hours. The Prime Minister`s decision to take both the Houses into confidence follows a demand by the Opposition that the government should make its stand clear on Iraq crisis.

The issue figured in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday for the second day and Sushma Swaraj told the agitated Opposition members that she had already conveyed the members` feelings to Vajpayee and he would make a statement in accordance with his convenience.

Bureau Report