New Delhi, India: On Thursday, Congress national secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala blasted the Centre for failing to make timely arrangements to return Indian students stranded in Ukraine. He said that the Modi government's silence on such topics has become a habit.

"The Modi government has made it a practise of turning away from unpleasant situations and remaining silent. Fear, worry, and potentially life-threatening events confront our 20,000 Indian youth in Ukraine. Why didn't you make plans to transport them safely and on time? Is this the objective of'self-sufficiency'? "Surjewala questioned in a tweet.

A special Air India flight had returned from mid-flight earlier on Thursday when Ukraine's airspace was closed.

Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) arrived in Delhi around 7:45 a.m. on Thursday, carrying 182 Indian people, the majority of whom were students. Several airlines, including Air India, are arranging special flights to safely return Indian nationals during the present crisis in Ukraine.

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