US set to send 7.25 lakh Indians back after branding them as illegal immigrants: Cong leader
New Delhi, Feb 4 (PTI): Congress leader Rajeev Shukla claimed on Tuesday that the United States is set to send as many as 7.25 lakh Indians back after terming them illegal immigrants.
Shukla said he was told this during a meeting of the parliamentary standing committee of the external affairs ministry.
The Congress leader wondered what these people would do once they are back in India as they have been living in the US for years and have nothing left here.
"Attended a meeting of the foreign ministry of Parliament. There I came to know that the US is sending back 7.25 lakh Indians by calling them illegal," Shukla said in a post in Hindi on X.
"These lakhs of people have been living there for years. They earn well. In India, they have nothing left. What will they do after coming here? They have suddenly become poor from rich," the former Union minister said.
Shukla, who is a Rajya Sabha MP, is a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs.
A US military aircraft is reportedly bringing a group of Indian migrants, in the first such deportation to India as part of a big crackdown on illegal immigrants ordered by President Donald Trump in his second term at the White House.
Without directly commenting on the deportation flight carrying the Indians, a spokesperson at the US embassy here said Washington is tightening immigration laws and removing illegal migrants.
The US action comes in the midst of India and the US finalising various aspects of a likely visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Washington from February 12 to February 13.
India is opposed to illegal immigration because of its links to several forms of organised crime, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said last month, adding that New Delhi will take back all Indians who have either overstayed in the US or are there without documentation.
आज संसद की विदेश मंत्रालय की बैठक में भाग लिया ।वहाँ पता चला कि सवा सात लाख भारतीयों को अमेरिका वापस अवैध बता कर भेज रहा है । ये लाखों लोग बीसों साल से वहाँ रह रहे हैं । अच्छी कमाई है भारत में उनका कुछ नहीं बचा है यहाँ आकर वे करेंगे क्या? वे तो अचानक अमीर से ग़रीब हो गए ।
— Rajeev Shukla (@ShuklaRajiv) February 4, 2025
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Bihar: Over 150 children fall ill after consuming 'mid-day meal' in Saharsa
Saharsa (PTI): More than 150 children were taken ill after allegedly consuming food that was part of the mid-day meal in a school in Bihar’s Saharsa district, a senior official said on Thursday.
The incident occurred at a middle school in Baluaha village of the district.
The official said that 115 children were undergoing treatment at the Sadar Hospital, while around 50 students were admitted to Mahishi Public Health Centre.
“We received information that several children fell ill after consuming the mid-day meal in Baluaha. The children were initially treated at the primary health centre, but later, many were referred to the Sadar Hospital,” Saharsa District Magistrate Deepesh Kumar told reporters.
“According to doctors, the health condition of the children has improved, but they will be kept under observation for some time. There is no need to panic. Some kids are having mild fever. They are being treated accordingly,” Kumar said.
Meanwhile, family members of some children claimed that a snake was found in the container in which cooked pulses was stored at the school.
Of the 545 students present in the school, 200 had already eaten their meals by the time the snake was spotted, and later complained of stomach ache and vomiting, they said.
Regarding the claims, the DM said food samples have been collected from the school.
“We will be able to comment on this only after the results of the tested samples arrive,” he said.
