They are nowhere to be seen when youngsters are caught in Ukraine: Tewari assaults Congress

By PTI

CHANDIGARH: Congress MP Manish Tewari on Wednesday took on his personal social gathering leaders in Punjab, claiming they have been nowhere to be seen when 1000’s of Indian kids have been in jeopardy in war-ravaged Ukraine and his head “hangs in shame” on the callousness.

Tewari requested if solely the Punjab MPs have been imagined to be doing all work and questioned the place have been Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, state Congress chief Navjot Sidhu, former state unit chief Sunil Jakhar and AICC incharge Punjab affairs Harish Chaudhary.

His outburst got here on a day when he, together with different Congress MPs Gurjeet Aujla, Amar Singh, Santokh Chaudhary, Jasbir Singh Gill and Ravneet Bittu, met Union Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi, searching for elevated efforts for evacuation of the scholars caught within the japanese European nation.

In a collection of tweets, Tewari, who’s an MP from Anandpur Sahib, mentioned, “I’m appalled great leaders of @INCPunjab Congress are nowhere to be seen/heard when thousands of our children our in jeopardy. Is it only Punjab MPs who have to do heavy lifting? Where is @CHARANJITCHANNI, @sherryontopp, @Suniljakhar, @Barmer_Harish. Is power be and end all?”

“The reason to be in public life is public service. Elections are not the beginning and the end of politics. Can’t you see the videos, hear the cries of our children? Is this your Punjab model? I hang my head in shame at your sheer callousness. Wake up gentleman there is a life beyond elections,” he additional tweeted.

He additionally hit out on the AAP, the SAD and the BJP, telling them, “if you care for Punjab stand up and be counted”.

“Where are the rest of the political parties who fought the Punjab elections so passionately? @AamAadmiParty, @Akali_Dal, @BJP4India. Why are you MIA? If you care for Punjab stand up and be counted when our children are in clear and present danger,” Tewari mentioned in one other tweet.

On Punjab MPs assembly Lekhi, he mentioned in one other tweet, “MPs from Punjab called on @M_Lekhi Minister of State External Affairs requested her to sensitise GoI about the need to further augment and reinforce evacuation efforts of Indian nationals stuck in war zone in Ukraine especially our kids in Karkiv, far from the western borders of Ukraine.”

Khadoor Sahib MP Jasbir Singh Gill mentioned the delegation of MPs from Punjab met Lekhi to press upon the federal government to evacuate the Indians stranded in Ukraine and to cease the barbaric assaults on college students by the Ukrainian police.

He mentioned Lekhi assured the delegation that each Indian will likely be introduced again safely on the earliest safely.

Amritsar MP Gurjeet Aujla mentioned in a tweet {that a} listing of individuals caught in Ukraine was shared with the Union minister.

“Joined by colleagues from Parliament met Minister of State for External Affairs @M_Lekhi ji regarding evacuation of Indians stranded at Ukraine’s inaccessible hotspots. Also handed over the list of the individuals with whom families lost all communication,” Aujla mentioned.