Urgently carry out evacuation of Indian students from Ukraine: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi highlighted the plight of Indian students stranded in Ukraine and appealed to the central government to carry out their evacuation urgentlyHe shared a video of some Indian students from Karnataka who were stuck in a bunker in the country which is under attack from the Russian forcesVisuals of Indian students in bunkers are disturbing Many are stuck in eastern Ukraine which is under heavy attack My thoughts are with their worried family members Again I appeal to Government of India to execute urgent evacuation Gandhi said on Twitter One Meghna from Bangalore said there are many people who have come from different places in India to UkraineVisuals of Indian students in bunkers are disturbing Many are stuck in eastern Ukraine which is under heavy attack My thoughts are with their worried family members Again I appeal to GOI to execute urgent evacuation pictwittercomalem9nYNgrmdash Rahul Gandhi RahulGandhi February 26 2022We do need help from the Indian government We cannot see anyone taking steps or any higher officials or Indian government to help us No special flights have been arranged for us she said in a video message from a dark bunker iquestWe have been staying in this bunker It is really hard for all of us Please request you to send us help as soon as possible she said She also said the shops have been closed down and they have been stuck in the bunker for over 24 hours without food water and even proper ventilationAnother student Raksha said We request our Indian embassy and our Indian government please help us out Please evacuate all Indian students She said there are more than 15000 students who are stranded stuck in the country Please help us out We need helpiquest The video showed some students sitting on the floor in the bunker The video ended with a child named Rishu who said Meghna is his sister appealing for help My sister is stuck in Ukraine Can you please help her I need your help I want her back he saidGandhi and his party have been urging the government to act swiftly to evacuate all Indians stuck in Ukraine The Congress has also criticised the governments response to distress calls from students in that country and accused it of inaction With Russian troops advancing on Kyiv and other key cities India on Saturday asked its nationals stranded in Ukraine to exercise caution at all times and not move towards any border post to exit the country without prior coordination with its officialsThe Indian embassy in Ukraine issued a fresh advisory for the Indian citizens as the overall ground situation deteriorated further with gunfire bombings and missile attacks continuing to rock various parts of the country including its capital Kyiv Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla had on Thursday said there were around 20000 Indians in Ukraine and nearly 4000 of them have returned to India in the last few daysThis 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