Shiv Sena Mouthpiece ‘Saamna’ Demands Evacuation Of Students From Ukrainian City Sumy
Mumbai: Criticizing the Centre’s efforts to rescue Indians stranded in Ukraine, the Shiv Sena on Monday alleged that students were protesting in various cities of Ukraine while Prime Minister Narendra Modi was busy with election rallies in Uttar Pradesh.
An editorial in Shiv Sena mouthpiece ‘Saamana’ read, “When students of India were protesting in Sumy, Kyiv and Kharkiv in Ukraine, our Prime Minister made ‘Damru’ on the banks of river Ganga during a campaign rally in Varanasi,” reads the editorial in Shiv Sena’s mouthpiece ‘Saamna’. Also Read: Russia Declares Ceasefire In 4 Ukraine Cities Including Kyiv For Evacuations
The editorial took a jibe at the evacuation exercise, saying, “If this is what ‘Operation Ganga’ means, then we bow to them.” Also, Read Operation Ganga: Hardeep Singh Puri Reaches Delhi With Last Batch Of Students From Budapest
Further, criticizing the government for politicizing the issue in the assembly elections in UP, the editorial said, “We will also raise slogans in your praise, but keep politics aside for the time being.”
The remarks in the Shiv Sena mouthpiece were apparently in response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement at an election rally in Uttar Pradesh’s Mirzapur, in which he spoke about India’s recent evacuation efforts, including ‘Operation Vande Bharat,’ ‘Operation Devi Shakti’, and ‘Operation Ganga’
The Prime Minister had said that “India is working day and night to bring back every citizen and student”. He had said that we have brought back thousands of children safely from Ukraine by running ‘Operation Ganga’.
“Bring back the Indian students stranded in Ukrainian city Sumy,” the editorial in ‘Saamna’ demanded.
Meanwhile, the Indian Embassy in Ukraine on Sunday had advised the students stranded in Sumy to be ready to leave on short notice.
“Team from Embassy of India is stationed in Poltava city to coordinate the safe passage of Indian students stranded in Sumy to Western borders via Poltava. A confirmed time and date will be issued soon. Indian students advised being ready to leave on short notice” reads the tweet.
An official statement said that around 15,900 Indians have been brought back from Ukraine by special flights that started on February 22. Stranded Indians have been evacuated from other cities of Ukraine except for Kharkiv and Sumy.
The Embassy said that despite shelling, roadblocks, diversions and other major adversities, food and water continued to be delivered to Pisochyn, in whatever quantities and means available. Russian forces launched military operations in Ukraine on February 24, three days after Moscow recognized Ukraine’s breakaway regions – Donetsk and Luhansk – as independent entities.
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