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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.
Deportation Of Illegal Indians From US: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is set to issue a statement in Lok Sabha. (File: PTI)
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is set to issue a statement in Lok Sabha around 2 PM on the deportation of 104 Indians who entered US illegally.
The Union Minister also met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday. This came amid uproar in Parliament over the “inhuman” deportation of the illegal immigrants.
As soon as the House assembled, the opposition members, mostly Congress MPs were on their feet trying to raise the issue.
Speaker Om Birla tried to pacify the agitating members by saying the government has taken note of their concerns seriously.
“The issue is serious. It is a matter of foreign policy. The government has taken it seriously. The foreign country also has its own rules and regulations. You can raise your issues at 12 noon and allow the Question Hour to run smoothly,” he said.
The protesting members, however, ignored the Speaker’s pleas and continued the protests following which Birla adjourned the proceedings till 12 noon.
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 immigrants.
Of them, 33 each are from Haryana and Gujarat, 30 from Punjab, three each from Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, and two from Chandigarh.
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