Punjab's NRI Affairs Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal and Power Minister Harbhajan Singh ETO met illegal Indian immigrants who were deported from the US to Amritsar.
The Punjab CM arrived at Amritsar airport yesterday night and will be staying to receive the deported Indian nationals, who are expected to arrive around 10 PM.
Notably, on February 5, a US Air Force plane carrying Indian citizens who "illegally immigrated" to the US arrived in Amritsar, Punjab. A total of 104 Indian nationals were on board the plane that landed in Amritsar.
"Instead of sending them on a regular passenger flight, why were they sent on a goods flight. This means PM Modi's friend is treating our people like slaves. We could have sent our flight to bring them back," Kharge said.
The UK-India Young Professionals Scheme (YPS) 2025 ballot is set to open next week, which provides opportunities to Indian nationals to live, study, work, and travel in the UK. The ballot is scheduled to open on February 18 and close on February 20.
The President and CEO of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) Mukesh Aghi acknowledged concerns surrounding the treatment of individuals during deportation and said that Indians should "not be handcuffed and chained."
Sandhu's comments came as the US deported several Indian nationals who allegedly illegally migrated to the United States on Thursday at Ahmedabad airport in Gujarat. A US military C-17 Globemaster military aircraft landed in Punjab's Amritsar on February 5 with 104 Indian nationals.
The protest, which took place at Board Office Square in Bhopal, featured Congress members holding handcuffs to express their disapproval of the deportation process. Among those participating in the protest were MP Congress Chief Jitu Patwari, senior Congress leader PC Sharma, and several wom
The US Air Force plane carrying Indian citizens who "illegally immigrated" to the US arrived in Punjab's Amritsar on Wednesday. A total of 104 Indian nationals were on board the plane that landed in Amritsar.
Tewari further said that the minister's statement seemed more aligned with a "mid-level official of the US government" than that of India's Foreign Minister.