Russia-Ukraine war: 6 Punjab MPs meet MoS Meenakshi Lekhi over evacuation of Indian students
New Delhi, March 2: A delegation of six Members of Parliament from Punjab met Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi on Wednesday, urging her to evacuate Indian students from Ukraine at the earliest.
The delegation of Punjab MPs laid special emphasis on students stranded in Kharkiv, the city which is on the Russian border, but almost 1600 km from Poland and Romania border. Notably, Kharkiv is the epicentre of conflict between Ukrainian and Russian troops.
The ministers further informed that the anxiety among people has increased after the death of one student.
"Ukrainian police brutality on Indians should be stopped at every cost as these disturbing videos of girls being beaten and abducted had enraged every Indian," the MPs stated.
The delegation also handed the list of stranded people and students of Punjab in Ukraine to the MoS.
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Meanwhile, Lekhi assured the delegation that the Government of India is taking every step for the safety, security and evacuation of all Indians in Ukraine. She further stated that Indian Air force planes have been pressed to service for fast and effective evacuation from Ukraine.
The delegation included Jasbir Singh Gill, Manish Tiwari, Gurjit Aujla, Ravneet Bittu, Chowdhary Santokh Singh and Dr Amar Singh.
Meanwhile, the Central Government on Wednesday informed that 60 percent of the stranded Indian nationals in Ukraine have already crossed the borders and are safe.
The first Indian Air Force C-17, a heavy-lift transport aircraft that went to Romania to bring back Indian students from Ukraine, is estimated to land at the Hindan airbase at around 1.30 am on Thursday.
"Two more planes will return from Poland and Hungary by early minor No V tomorrow. IAF has till now launched four flights to bring back people from Ukraine," Indian Air Force (IAF) sources said.
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-PTC News
