‘A particular plane had been organized to deliver 38 adults and 17 kids, together with three infants’
MP Vikramjit Singh
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Chandigarh
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Published 25.09.22, 08:18 PM
The “last batch” of 55 Afghan Sikhs and Hindus landed in Delhi on Sunday night, AAP MP Vikramjit Singh (*55*) stated.
The Rajya Sabha MP stated the Ministry of External Affairs had earlier granted e-visas to this batch of Afghan minorities and their repatriation was facilitated by each the Indian and Afghanistan governments.
A particular plane had been organized by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, Amritsar, to deliver 38 adults and 17 kids, together with three infants, (*55*) had earlier stated in a press release.
“With the grace of god, the last batch of 55 Sikhs and Hindu refugees from #Afghanistan landed in New Delhi safely Thanks to @MEAIndia for issuing E visas & facilitating evacuation. We will rehabilitate them under our programme #MyFamilyMyResponsibilty. Also Thanks to @SGPCAmritsar,” (*55*) stated in a tweet.
Earlier, in his assertion, (*55*) had stated, “We are in continuous touch with the Ministry of External Affairs for the evacuation of this last batch which is stranded there.”
“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,” stated (*55*), who’s the chairman of the Sun Foundation and likewise the president of World Punjabi Organisation.
He had additionally stated that underneath his organisation’s ‘My Family, My Responsibility’ programme, 543 Afghan Sikhs and Hindu households have already been rehabilitated in west Delhi.
A congregation was held on the Arjun Nagar gurdwara in West Delhi within the night to welcome the refugees, the AAP MP stated.
