Sharing a video of an Indian student stuck in Kyiv, BJP MP Varun Gandhi accused the Centre for dragging its feet in evacuating Indian nationals from war-torn Ukraine.
An Indian student stuck along with others like her in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv has accused the Indian embassy of rejecting their frantic calls asking for help in being evacuated from the country amidst a Russian invasion.
In a video shared by BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Twitter, the girl claims that while other countries have gotten their citizens out of Ukraine, the Indian government is “doing nothing” for them. Referring to the Indian embassy’s advisories to pull back to western Ukraine, the student said they are 800 kms away from the border and have no means to travel that distance without official assistance.
“We have been calling him [Indian embassy staff] and he is continuously rejecting our calls. Even though we have shared videos from the Romanian border where girls are being mercilessly beaten up. Just this afternoon the embassy told us that all those in Kyiv who can leave by taking trains should do so, but instead of giving us guidance, they are completely ignoring us,” she said.
“They say they are evacuating Indian students from the border. The border is 800 km away from our current location. How are we as students supposed to go to those borders? The Indian government is not helping us at all,” she alleged.
BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Monday launched a blistering attack on the Centre, claiming that due to the government’s inaction, over 15,000 Indian students are still stranded in Ukraine amid the Russian invasion.
Sharing a video of the Indian student stuck in Kyiv accusing the Indian embassy of not coming to their aid, Varun Gandhi reminded the Modi dispensation that it is their duty to help Indian citizens in times of crisis.
More than 15,000 students are still stuck in the battlefield amid mismanagement because [the government] didn’t take the right decisions at the right time. Ensuring their safe return by taking concrete strategic and diplomatic action is not a favour but our responsibility. One shouldn’t look for ‘opportunity’ in every disaster,” Varun Gandhi said in a tweet.
