Modi Failed to Secure Rights of Indians. Chained Indians deported to their native land are a return gift by Donald Trump to PM Modi, says CM Bhagwant Mann
Abdul Bari Masoud | Clarion India
AMRITSAR — As Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on an official visit of United States, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Friday vehemently opposing the move of the Government of India to land the military planes carrying deported Indians from the United States at Amritsar airport. He described the choice of Amritsar airport for this purpose as a conspiracy of the BJP-led union government to defame Punjab and Punjabis.
Interacting with the media persons here today, the Chief Minister said that despite Punjab being the food bowl and sword arm of India, the BJP- led government has started a tirade to defame the state. He said that the move to land planes carrying deported Indians from the US in Amritsar is just another attempt of the Government of India to tarnish the image of Punjab globally. He asked why the Ministry of External Affairs chose Amritsar as the landing site for this aircraft when there are hundreds of other airports in India.
The Punjab Chief Minister said that he has already raised this issue with the MEA and MHA but hasn’t received any positive response from them. He said that one plane had landed a few days back and now two more planes are being landed without any proper justification. He said that Punjabis are being targeted because the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party doesn’t like them despite the fact that more than 90% of people martyred, jailed or exiled during the Indian freedom struggle were from Punjab.
He said that it was the moral responsibility of the MEA to explain why Punjab, especially Amritsar has been chosen for this landing. He said that despite the fact that a hostile neighbour is 40 kilometres away from Amritsar; an US Army plane is being landed here. Mann said that when the state government demands starting of international flights from here then the demand is declined by citing several frivolous reasons.
However, the Chief Minister said that to tarnish the image of the state the plane carrying deportees is being landed here without any rationale. He said that if the plane carrying former Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Haseena could be landed at Hindon airport and Rafale jet can land in Ambala then why this plane can’t be taken to any other part of the country. Mann said that illegal immigration is not only the problem of Punjab but it is a national problem whereas projection is being made that Punjab is severely affected by this so only Punjabis are being deported from the United States.
Training his guns against Modi, the Chief Minister quipped that the ‘self proclaimed global leader’ has failed to secure rights of Indians. He said that it is the failure of foreign policy of the country as when Modi was shaking hand with his “friend” Donald Trump, at the same time the chained Indians were being deported through Army plane. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that except his self glorification Modi has gained nothing for the country in his trip and the chained Indians deported to their native land are a return gift by Trump to Modi.
The Chief Minister bemoaned that it is unfortunate that the Government of India has not been able to ensure dignified return of these hapless Indians. He said that these children of our country are a victim of the system that has prevailed in the country in the last seven decades where illegal migration has flexed its muscles. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that it is shameful that instead of standing for them in this hour of crisis, the Modi government has abandoned them which are not at all justified.
The Chief Minister said that these brothers and sisters should have been received gracefully and the Government of India should have sent its own plane to bring them back. He said that instead of ensuring their dignified return the Government of India has humiliated the Indians for which they can be never forgiven. Bhagwant Singh Mann reiterated as Punjabis have always stood against the regressive policies of the Union government so BJP and its government hates Punjabis and is hell bent upon hatching the conspiracies to defame them.
