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Amritsar: After the allegations on the center for defaming Punjab’s image after landing deportees from the United states at Amritsar airport, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Singh on Saturday assured that the deportees will be treated properly and all arrangements have been put in place.
Addressing media Punjab Chief Minister said that the deportees will stay in Amritsar after landing before leaving towards their respective states.
He also stated, “Our kids are the ones who are coming here anyway, so from here no one can go hungry, we will make arrangements. We have also made staying arrangements for them. They will stay here for a few hours and then go to their respective states as the flights have been booked by the Ministry of External Affairs already.”
The Punjab CM arrived at Amritsar airport yesterday night and will be staying to receive the deported Indian nationals, who are expected to arrive around 10 PM.
Earlier on Friday, CM Mann came down heavily at the Centre over the treatment of deported Indian nationals, who had allegedly illegally migrated to the US.
Alleging a conspiracy to ‘defame’ Punjabis, Mann said, “There is a conspiracy to defame Punjab and Punjabis. The first plane landed in Amritsar. Now, a second plane will land in Amritsar. The MEA should tell the criteria based on which Amritsar was selected to land the aircraft. You select Amritsar to defame Punjab.”
A total of 119 deportees are going to land in the city. This is the second such flight of deportees which has been carried out after US President Donald Trump’s inauguration.
Maximum deportees, 67, are from Punjab. Subsequently, 33 people are from Haryana, 8 from Gujarat, 3 from Uttar Pradesh, 2 each from Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Goa, and 1 person each from Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.
