Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has addressed a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting that the Indian students struck in Ukraine be returned quickly and safely.
In his letter to the Prime Minister, Gehlot requested him to contact the Ukrainian authorities as soon as possible so that Indian students might travel safely to India via Poland and Romania.
The Chief Minister informed the Prime Minister about his telephonic discussion with an Indian student staying in Ukraine, Ajay Singh, who informed him that Indian students are not getting a secure path through Poland and Romania to leave Ukraine together. Officers of the State Government are receiving communications from students and their families informing them that a big number of students have gathered at the Romanian border and are unable to proceed.
Gehlot also apprised the PM Modi that these students are facing extreme cold at the Romanian border. "Due to the current state of affairs in Ukraine and children being trapped there, their guardians living in India are going through mental stress. State government officials are in continual contact with the Ministry of External Affairs and these students in order to settle this issue "he wrote
The Chief Minister has asked the Prime Minister to contact the Ukrainian government in order to ensure the students' safe passage till Poland and Romania. In light of the circumstances on the Romanian border, he has asked the Prime Minister to direct MEA officers to help Indian students as soon as possible.
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