Chandigarh, Feb 27 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday condemned the statement of BJP leader and Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar regarding people deported from the US. The party said Khattar’s statement “is irresponsible and insensitive. It is unfortunate for a Union Minister of the country to make such remarks about the nation’s … Read more
New Delhi/Amritsar, Feb 17 (IANS) Women and children onboard the second deportation plane of the US that landed in Punjab’s Amritsar were “not restrained during the flight”, sources said on Sunday. The assertion came in the backdrop of the furore that was created amid claims of “ill-treatment” meted out to the first batch of deportees … Read more
Amritsar, Feb 15 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Saturday warned the Modi led-Union government to refrain from turning the holy city of Amritsar into a ‘detention or deportees’ centre by repeatedly sending the planes carrying deportees on this sacred land. The Chief Minister, who visited the Sri Guru Ram Dass International Airport’ … Read more
Bengaluru, Feb 7 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar on Friday criticised the “shackling” of Indian deportees by the US, saying it is an insult to humanity. Talking to the media in Kanakapura, Shivakumar said if someone is residing illegally in another country, they should face appropriate legal consequences, but shackling them like … Read more
