‘Cuffed and dumped’

Several opposition MPs on Thursday slammed the government for the way Indians staying illegally in the United States were deported questioning the treatment meted out to them A US military aircraft carrying 104 illegal Indian immigrants landed in Amritsar on Wednesday the first such batch of Indians deported by the Donald Trump government as part of a crackdown against illegal immigrantsThe deportees claimed their hands and legs were cuffed throughout the journey and they were unshackled only after landing at the Amritsar airport Opposition parliamentarians including Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge Rahul Gandhi Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and SP leader Akhilesh Yadav protested the treatment meted out to the Indians by US authorities by staging a demonstration in Parliament complex Some of the opposition leaders protested while wearing handcuffsCarrying placards like ldquoHumans Not prisonersrdquo the opposition leaders said they would not tolerate the insult to India and raised slogans against the government like ldquoIndians insulted India wonrsquot stay silentrdquoldquoWe the INDIA parties shall not tolerate the humiliation of Indian nationals Modi Government must come out with a detailed statement on the deportation and why did we not send our own planes to bring back the Indians with dignity and respect instead of a military plane landing on our soilrdquo Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said in a post on X Sharing a video of a deportee who was narrating his ordeal Rahul Gandhi said on X ldquoPrime Minister listen to this manrsquos pain Indians deserve Dignity and Humanity NOT Handcuffsrdquo675 lakh still in limbo OwaisiAmid an uproar over the deportation of Indian nationals who were allegedly illegally living in the US AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi said according to a report there are still 675000 Indian immigrants in the US and 18000 people are on the final list ldquoAccording to the Pew Research 2022 report there are still 675000 undocumented Indian immigrants in the USA and 18000 people are still on the final list When all these people return it will impact remittances as well The government must also address what it will do for themrdquo Owaisi told mediaFather reunites with deported daughterJayantibhai Patel a resident of Gujaratrsquos Vadodara district could not hold back his emotions after seeing his daughter who was deported from the US reaching home safe Khushbu Patel 29 a native of Luna village in Vadodara district was among the 104 Indians deported from the US for illegal immigrationSecurity personnel escort Gujarat natives deported from US after they were brought to the Ahmedabad airport PicPTIShe too was handcuffed during the journey aboard a US military aircraft which landed in Amritsar on Wednesday her brother said A plane carrying her and 32 other deportees from Amritsar to Gujarat reached Ahmedabad airport on Thursday morningIndia engaging with US EAMExternal Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said the government is engaging with the US to ensure that deported Indians are not mistreated underlining the focus should be on strong crackdown on the illegal migration industryEAM S Jaishankar PicPTIThe ministerrsquos statement in the Rajya Sabha came amid protests over the treatment meted out to 104 Indians who were depoted ldquoWe are of course engaging the US government to ensure the returning deportees are not mistreated during the flightrdquo Jaishankar saidWhy did PM let this happen PriyankaCongress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra slammed the government for the way Indians were deported and demanded that PM Modi and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar must answer on the issue Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi said ldquoA lot of things were said that Modi ji and Trump ji are very good friends Why did Modi ji let this happen couldnrsquot we have sent our plane to get themrdquoNew law in works for safe migrationThe government is seriously considering enacting a new legislation to establish an enabling framework that will promote safe orderly and regular migration for overseas employment The proposal to frame a new law comes at a time when the US has deported 104 illegal Indian immigrants The proposed legislation on Emigration Overseas Mobility Facilitation and Welfare Bill 2024 seeks to replace the Emigration Act of 1983 with a view to facilitate the circular mobility of people intending to emigrate for overseas employment This has emerged from a report by the Parliamentary Committee on External Affairs chaired by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor which was presented in Parliament on MondayThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever