Might have been averted: India on deportation of unlawful immigrants in shackles
On Thursday, Alappuzha Congress general-secretary (organisation) Ok.C. Venugopal stated there was widespread disgrace and anger throughout the nation over the “horrific ill-treatment” of Indian residents by the US authorities. “Tomorrow, February 7, all PCCs will maintain protests at state capitals and district HQs, with senior leaders, celebration functionaries and staff,” he stated.
Additionally on Thursday, Venugopal’s views had been echoed by Samajwadi Get together president Akhilesh Yadav, who wrote an X put up questioning the Indian authorities and its dealing with of the scenario, asking why the nation’s management had remained silent over the incident.
“The query is just not solely that America has certain Indians like slaves in chains attributable to circumstances and despatched them to India in inhuman situations. The query can be why have those that declare to be Vishwaguru fallen silent? What’s our overseas ministry doing? What has the federal government executed to guard ladies and youngsters from such humiliating situations?” he requested.
The SP chief additionally highlighted the prime minister’s upcoming go to to the US, asking whether or not this subject can be raised in the course of the go to. He additionally questioned why such conditions had been occurring that pressured Indians to hunt work overseas within the first place, and what the federal government’s stance can be in direction of these returning to India below these circumstances.
A US navy plane carrying 104 unlawful Indian immigrants landed in Amritsar on Wednesday, the primary such batch of Indians deported by the Donald Trump administration as a part of a crackdown in opposition to unlawful immigrants.
Amongst these deported, 33 had been from Haryana, 33 from Gujarat, 30 from Punjab, three from Maharashtra and two from Chandigarh. The group additionally included 19 ladies and 13 minors, together with a four-year-old boy and two women aged 5 and 7.
Some deportees claimed their fingers and legs had been cuffed all through the journey and that they had been unshackled solely after touchdown in Amritsar.
With PTI inputs
