{"id":291977,"date":"2022-02-28T14:57:06","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T09:27:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=291977"},"modified":"2022-02-28T15:07:34","modified_gmt":"2022-02-28T09:37:34","slug":"varun-gandhi-modi-government-evacuation-indian-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/politics\/varun-gandhi-modi-government-evacuation-indian-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian-Ukraine Conflict: Varun Gandhi slams Modi government over mismanagement in evacuating Indian students, tweets video of girl student stuck in Kyiv"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Varun Gandhi, a BJP MP from Pilibhit, on Monday questioned the attitude of the Modi government towards evacuating the Indian students stuck in Ukraine due Russian invasion. Over 15,000 Indian students are still stranded in Ukraine amid the Russian invasion due to the government\u2019s inaction, the Pilibhit BJP MP said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tweeting the video of a girl student stuck in Kyiv accusing the Indian embassy of not coming to their aid, Gandhi slammed the Modi government for mismanagement in evacuating Indian students to their country. He also reminded the Modi dispensation that it is their duty to help Indian citizens in times of crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the video, the girl student is seen complaining to an Indian Embassy official. The girl can also be seen claiming that while other countries have gotten their citizens out of Ukraine, the Indian government is doing nothing for them. She also accused the Indian embassy of rejecting their frantic calls asking for help in being evacuated from the country amidst a Russian invasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Referring to the Indian embassy\u2019s advisories to pull back to western Ukraine, the girl student said they are 800 kms away from the border and have no means to travel that distance without official assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read Also<\/strong>: Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Indian students stand in long queue without food, toilet at Ukraine border | WATCH<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PM Modi government claiming that the Centre is constantly trying to bring the Indian trapped in Ukraine. It is claimed that more than 700 people have been brought back so far. While thousands of Indians are still trapped there. Most of the Indians trapped in Ukraine have students. These students are constantly pleading for help by sharing videos. The government claims that these Indians are being brought to India via Romania and Hungary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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