27 Punjabi stuck in Saudi Arabia and UAE without food and shelter
27 Punjabi stuck in Saudi Arabia and UAE without food and shelter 27 people from Punjab are reported to be stuck in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a report said on Thursday. Four other men from neighbouring states like Himachal Pradesh are also part of the group. The names of the 31 men have been sent to the Ministry of External Affairs requesting help in bringing them back. Chief spokesperson for AAP Harjot Singh Bains in a letter to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has urged her to intervene in the matter so that no valuable life is lost. Men were duped by unscrupulous travel agents on the pretext of providing them work in the two West Asian countries. Once the 27 Punjabis and others reached the Arab countries, their passports were taken away. Now, they cannot return to India until the Centre intervenes at the government level. Joginder Singh, the owner of a cycle repair shop in Chahal Khurd village of Punjab’s Nawanshahr district, said both his sons are unable to return from the UAE. According to him, his sons’ employer got arrested for some offence and he is not ready to give them back their travel documents. “For several days, my sons, who are in their late 30s, have been out on the streets without food and shelter. In extreme heat, they are sitting under a temporary shed along with five men from other parts of Punjab. They need immediate help,” Joginder said. -PTC News
