Ukraine crisis: Former PM HD Devegowda urges political fraternity not to 'politicize evacuation process' amid ongoing 'Operation Ganga'
Feb 28, 2022
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 28 : Amid India's ongoing efforts to bring back the stranded Indians from Ukraine amid crisis through "Operation Ganga", former prime minister HD Devegowda on Monday urged the political fraternity not to politicize the evacuation process and said that doing so will "demoralize those conducting the operation".
Taking to Twitter, Devegowda said that scoring points at the hour of crisis will put them in a bad light and suggested the leaders to work together.
"I know from experience that these operations can be tough and delicate. Let us not politicize the evacuation process. It will demoralize those conducting the operation. Scoring points at this hour of crisis will make us look bad. Let us work together," he tweeted.
Calling the call for evacuation by the stranded Indians "heart-wrenching", the former prime minister said that it is only fair to extend support to the officials working on the ground when there is "uncertainty" on the ground.
"I have been watching videos of our young citizens stranded in Ukraine making fervent pleas for evacuation. It is heart-wrenching to see their plight. I can understand their desperation to get back home safely. But when a war is raging in that country and there is so much uncertainty on the ground, and when operational links are broken, it is only fair that we support our officers and embassies to focus on the job at hand," Devegowda said urging the leaders to come together in this time of crisis.
