Bathinda, June 20, 2020 (Yes Punjab News)
Union food processing industries minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal today urged External Affairs minister Dr S Jaishankar to take up the issue of repatriation of more than 350 Punjabi youth who were languishing in Malaysia even after completion of their jail sentences for illegal stay with the Malaysian government.
Families of the affected youth met Mrs Harsimrat Badal at her residence in Badal village at the instance of Youth Akali Dal (YAD) President Parambans Singh Romana and YAD Secretary General Sarabjot Singh Sabi.
Family members of the youth told the Union minister that their kin were presently detained in Camps in Malaysia after completion of their prison sentences for illegal stay.
She said the youth had been duped by travel agents who had taken them to Malaysia on the pretext of giving them employment. They said the youth had to fend for themselves and in the process they over-stayed in Malaysia after expiry of their visas.
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Mrs Badal called up the Indian high commissioner in Malaysia on the spot and asked him to help the youth in every way possible and ensure their safety and security. She also requested the high commissioner to depute an officer from the Embassy to visit the youth and facilitate their communication with their families in Punjab.
Mrs Badal also assured the family members that she would take up the case with the External Affairs minister and ensure the youth were repatriated as soon as possible.
Giving details of the case, YAD President Parambans Romana said the affected families had approached the YAD and requested for a meeting with Mrs Harsimrat Badal as all their efforts to bring back their loved ones had proved futile till now.
Mr Romana said the YAD on its part was also committed to helping the youth return back to Punjab. He said the youth wing had received feedback that some of the youth did not have any funds to purchase a return ticket. “The YAD will bear the travel expenses of such youth”, he added.
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