PYC president Mohit Mohindra flays Bhagwant Mann government for laxity towards illegal travel agents
AMRITSAR: Punjab Youth Congress (PYC) on the directive of IYC president Uday Bhanu Chib today held a massive protest and dharna at Hall Gate here against the inhuman treatment given to Youth hailing from Punjab and other states, deported from USA in army transport aeroplanes.
Mohit Mohindra President of PYC who led the protest said that it was shocking that deported youth was shackled and handcuffed and it is more distressing that Indian Government had failed to lodge formal protest with US government for ill-treatment of the Youth. "It is unfortunate Prime Minister Narender Modi who was in USA to meet president Donald Trump had no guts to take up the issue with the latter. He questioned the purpose of PM holding talks with US President, if he cant protest the honour of his citizens. "Indian Youth is being treated like terrorists", he stated.
He added that second flight carrying youth in shackles arrived yesterday and third flight is expected today. He opposed sending deportees flights to Amritsar and described it failure of Bhagwant Mann government in Punjab. He said that more than 800 illegal travel agents were working without any permanent office and business of illegal immigration was flourishing under the nose of Police.
Mohindra said that Indian youth had contributed hugely in the economy of America. The success of Silicon Valley in California is attributed to Indian IT experts. He said that students from India particularly from Punjab had contributed over five lakh billions in the USA and their future is not secure. He described the episode of deportations a complete failure of diplomacy and India's foreign ministry.
Mohindra demanded from Chief Minister of Punjab to announce a policy to rehabilitate the deported youth since they have lost all their fortune. He said that most of youth had gone abroad due to lack of opportunities in their home country. He said that state government had fundamental duty to resettle the deported youth.