PTI
Chandigarh, September 25
A batch of 55 Sikh and Hindu refugees stranded in Afghanistan will land in New Delhi on Sunday night, AAP MP Vikramjit Singh Sahney mentioned.
The Rajya Sabha MP mentioned the Ministry of External Affairs had earlier granted this “last batch” of refugees e-visas and their repatriation was facilitated by each Indian and Afghanistan governments.
A particular plane has been organised by the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee, Amritsar, to deliver 38 adults and 17 kids, together with three infants, Sahney mentioned in a press release.
“We were in continuous touch with the Ministry of External Affairs for the evacuation of this last batch which was stranded there,” he added.
“We have been coordinating the repatriation and rehabilitation of the Afghan refugees and will continue to support these families by providing them free housing, giving them monthly household expenses, providing them skills, medical insurance and educating their youth,” mentioned Sahney, who can be the president of (*55*) Punjabi Organisation.
He additionally mentioned his organisation is operating a programme ‘My Family My Responsibility’ beneath which 543 Afghan Sikhs and Hindu households have already been rehabilitated in West Delhi.
A congregation is being held on the Arjun Nagar Gurdwara in West Delhi within the night to welcome the refugees, he mentioned.
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