"Public wants to know what govt is doing to save Indians in Bangladesh": Punjab Congress Chief
Aug 06, 2024
New Delhi [India], August 6 : Amid the ongoing unrest in Bangladesh, Punjab Congress chief and Lok Sabha MP Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Tuesday said that the public wants to know about the government's action to ensure the safety of the Indians which was missing in the statement of S Jaishankar.
Amarinder Singh Raja Warring said, "Many people are stuck in Bangladesh...It is time to take action...He didn't give any information regarding how many people are evacuated, how many people are stuck there and whether Indians in Bangladesh are safe there or not?... The public of the nation wants to know about the situation in Bangladesh and what the government is doing to ensure the safety of Indians in Bangladesh..."
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said that there are an estimated 19,000 Indian nationals of which about 9000 are students while ensuring the country that the government is in close contact with the Indian community in Dhaka.
Jaishankar informed the Lok Sabha that the bulk of the students returned to India in July.
"We are in close and continuous touch with the Indian community in Bangladesh through our diplomatic missions. There are an estimated 19,000 Indian nationals there of which about 9000 are students. The bulk of the students returned in July," he said.
He also said that Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina requested approval from India to come at very short notice and she arrived on the evening of Monday.
"On August 5, demonstrators converged in Dhaka despite the curfew. Our understanding is that after a meeting with leaders of the security establishment, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina apparently made the decision to resign. At very short notice, she requested approval to come for the moment to India. We simultaneously received a request for flight clearance from Bangladesh authorities. She arrived yesterday evening in Delhi," he said.
The External Affairs Minister also mentioned that the government is monitoring the situation with regard to the minorities living in Bangladesh.
Jaishankar noted that ties between India and Bangladesh are exceptionally close.
