July 22, 2014
Groups of Indians stranded in Iraq on Tuesday held an exhibit alongside Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal, urging the central government to guarantee fast and safe return of their friends and family.
Bothered relatives of laborers stuck in war-torn nation met at Sikh sanctuary, Bangla Sahib, in New Delhi, holding photos of their friends and family .
The families said they were not in contact with their youngsters for recent month and were not by any means beyond any doubt in the event that they were protected.
"My elder son is there. I appeal to the government to at least make me talk to my son. I want to know if he is safe or not. We request the government," said father of a stranded specialist, Chander Mohan Singh, who originated from Bihar.
About 10,000 Indians work in Iraq, for the most part in zones unaffected by the battling, however scores of them have come back to India since Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) started its hostile.
An old lady, Surinder Kaur, who is holding up to see her child, said last time she addresses him was on July 15. Kaur's child had called her and requested her to fare thee well from her grandchildren.
She is infuriated by government's inhumanity and inaction and requested evidence of her child's prosperity.
"Government has not fulfilled any of our demands till now. They keep on saying that the workers are safe but have they gone and seen? They should give us proof of their safety. They are just sitting here and saying things. We will not believe them till we hear their voice or see a video of them. If government authorities' children are stuck there, will they still be sitting doing nothing? Children of poor people are stuck there that is why no one is doing anything," she said.
In the interim, AAP boss Kejriwal alongside gathering pioneers, present at the Sikh sanctuary, likewise urged the legislature to help the families.
Kejriwal spoke to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to visit emergency hit Iraq and help bring back Indian laborers.
"The manner in which the government used its diplomatic channels to rescue stranded nurses, it should do something to bring back other people too. We urge the government to speed up its efforts. Like Bhagwant Mann said, if U.S. Foreign Minister can be in Iraq, our foreign minister can also go there and make efforts," said Kejriwal.
46 Indian medical caretakers, who were snatched by suspected Islamist aggressors in Iraq, were gotten back home southern Kerala state.
AAP MP, Bhagwant Mann, guaranteed he submitted an arrangement of specialists adhered in Iraq to Union Minister General V.k Singh.
"Our lawmaker from Patiala, Dharamvir Gandhi, met Sushma Swaraj regarding the Iraq matter. Moreover, I have spoken twice or thrice on the issue urging government for swift action. In fact, I have handed over a list to General V.K. Singh of details of people stranded in Iraq, their employers and locations where the men are stranded," said Mann.
(Inputs from Ani and Photo: youngisthan.in)
Bothered relatives of laborers stuck in war-torn nation met at Sikh sanctuary, Bangla Sahib, in New Delhi, holding photos of their friends and family .
The families said they were not in contact with their youngsters for recent month and were not by any means beyond any doubt in the event that they were protected.
"My elder son is there. I appeal to the government to at least make me talk to my son. I want to know if he is safe or not. We request the government," said father of a stranded specialist, Chander Mohan Singh, who originated from Bihar.
About 10,000 Indians work in Iraq, for the most part in zones unaffected by the battling, however scores of them have come back to India since Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) started its hostile.
An old lady, Surinder Kaur, who is holding up to see her child, said last time she addresses him was on July 15. Kaur's child had called her and requested her to fare thee well from her grandchildren.
She is infuriated by government's inhumanity and inaction and requested evidence of her child's prosperity.
"Government has not fulfilled any of our demands till now. They keep on saying that the workers are safe but have they gone and seen? They should give us proof of their safety. They are just sitting here and saying things. We will not believe them till we hear their voice or see a video of them. If government authorities' children are stuck there, will they still be sitting doing nothing? Children of poor people are stuck there that is why no one is doing anything," she said.
In the interim, AAP boss Kejriwal alongside gathering pioneers, present at the Sikh sanctuary, likewise urged the legislature to help the families.
Kejriwal spoke to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to visit emergency hit Iraq and help bring back Indian laborers.
"The manner in which the government used its diplomatic channels to rescue stranded nurses, it should do something to bring back other people too. We urge the government to speed up its efforts. Like Bhagwant Mann said, if U.S. Foreign Minister can be in Iraq, our foreign minister can also go there and make efforts," said Kejriwal.
46 Indian medical caretakers, who were snatched by suspected Islamist aggressors in Iraq, were gotten back home southern Kerala state.
AAP MP, Bhagwant Mann, guaranteed he submitted an arrangement of specialists adhered in Iraq to Union Minister General V.k Singh.
"Our lawmaker from Patiala, Dharamvir Gandhi, met Sushma Swaraj regarding the Iraq matter. Moreover, I have spoken twice or thrice on the issue urging government for swift action. In fact, I have handed over a list to General V.K. Singh of details of people stranded in Iraq, their employers and locations where the men are stranded," said Mann.
(Inputs from Ani and Photo: youngisthan.in)
