By Amritsar MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla on weekday vulnerable to take a seat on dharna outside Ministry of External Affairs in city “if twenty four girls stuck in Sultanate of Oman don’t seem to be brought back safely to India”.
These girls are domestic staff United Nations agency were allegedly pushed into slavery, and have currently taken refuge within the basement automobile parking of the Indian embassy in Sultanate of Oman. 2 out of those twenty four girls are from Punjab.
In his letter to Union Minister for External Affairs S Jaishankar and Indian Ambassador to Sultanate of Oman, Munu Mahawar, MP Aujla wrote, “I am once more forced to write down to you with nice anguish, as my previous mails and communication haven’t been well-versed and therefore the issue of Indians stranded at Muscat still persists….I are up on that a couple of of the women stranded there have been repatriated, however around twenty four girls are still in a very poor state each physically and mentally and therefore the embassy officers don’t seem to be providing them with basic amenities and knowledge.”
He added: “I are up on that these girls (domestic workers) moon-faced problems with their employers and had to require refuge with the embassy. Dr S P Singh Oberoi, Managing Trustee of Sarbat prosecuting attorney Bhalla Trust has once more assured to fund for the evacuation/transportation of stranded Indians. The trust had additionally tried to determine contact with embassy however to no avail. I so request MEA and therefore the embassy to hurry up the evacuation.”
The letter same that if info isn’t provided to his workplace on his matter, he would be forced to protest outside the workplace of the Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi “to look for justice for these girls suffering vast trauma”.
Talking to The Indian categorical, Aujla said, “These girls ar from completely different states of India. 2 of them ar from Punjab. they’re in custody of Indian embassy. within the latest decision, they told Pine Tree State that that they had no provide of water for last 2 years. i’m told that they need been unbroken within the automobile basement space of Indian embassy. they need taken refuge there as a result of otherwise government will arrest them because of lack of papers. Embassy isn’t even bothering to tell Pine Tree State that why they’re taking such a lot time in causing these girls back. What ar the explanations that these girls don’t seem to be even provided good living. They don’t have their own phones operating. They decision Pine Tree State from phones of these United Nations agency ar providing them food.”
He added: “We ought to perceive that these girls ar from poor families. They were duped by the agents and were pushed into slavery. Somehow they loose from poor operating conditions and reached Indian embassy. however their suffering hasn’t return to finish. If embassy individuals associated MEA isn’t responding to emails of an MP then however will we tend to expect them to pay attention to helpless girls,” said MP
Aujla said: “I are going to be forced to take a seat on dharna if MEA doesn’t react this point to my letter. I can’t wait any longer as I actually have to require painful calls created by these girls regarding their suffering.”
