Don't look for opportunity in every disaster, Varun Gandhi snipes at Centre amid Ukraine crisis
India Today
Sharing a video of an Indian student stuck in Kyiv, BJP MP Varun Gandhi accused the Centre for dragging its feet in evacuating Indian nationals from war-torn Ukraine.
BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Monday launched a blistering attack on the Centre, claiming that due to the government’s inaction, over 15,000 Indian students are still stranded in Ukraine amid the Russian invasion.
Sharing a video of an Indian student stuck in Kyiv accusing the Indian embassy of not coming to their aid, Varun Gandhi reminded the Modi dispensation that it is their duty to help Indian citizens in times of crisis.
“More than 15,000 students are still stuck in the battlefield amid mismanagement because [the government] didn’t take the right decisions at the right time. Ensuring their safe return by taking concrete strategic and diplomatic action is not a favour but our responsibility. One shouldn't look for 'opportunity' in every disaster,” Varun Gandhi said in a tweet.
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The government has acknowledged on international forum that Indian nationals, including a large number of students, are still stranded in Ukraine. “Our evacuation efforts have been adversely impacted by the complex and uncertain situation at the border crossings... It is an urgent humanitarian necessity that must be immediately addressed,” Indian envoy to the United Nations TS Tirumurti said on Monday.
