Budget Session Live Updates: The Union government is engaging with the US to ensure that deported Indians are not mistreated, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said, underlining the focus should be on strong crackdown against illegal migrants.
Mr Jaishankar made the remarks in the Rajya Sabha amid protests by the Opposition over the “deeply distressing and humiliating” manner in which illegal migrants were deported from the US to India in both Houses of Parliament, leading to repeated adjournments of the ongoing Budget Session.
“We are of course engaging the US government to ensure the returning deportees are not mistreated in any manner during the flight. At the same time, the House will appreciate that our focus should be on a strong crackdown on the illegal migration industry, while taking steps to ease visas for the legitimate travellers,” Mr Jaishankar said.
On Wednesday, US Border Patrol Chief Michael W Banks posted a video of 104 illegal Indian migrants being led into a plane to deport them. The video showed that the people were handcuffed and their legs shackled for a flight that lasted nearly a day.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to reply to a discussion on President Droupadi Murmu’s address in the Rajya Sabha at 4 pm today.
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