A number of college students from Gujarat who’re finding out in Ukraine have made a determined enchantment that they be evacuated, as Russian President Vladimir Putin introduced a army operation within the east European nation on Thursday.
Whereas the Gujarat authorities has not specified the precise variety of college students from the state nonetheless caught in Ukraine, Gujarat Schooling Minister Jitu Vaghani gave an assurance on Thursday that the Centre in addition to the Indian Embassy in Ukraine had been doing every part potential to make sure the protected return of the scholars.
“All Indian residents, together with these college students, had been already given emergency contact numbers. The scholars should stay in contact with the Embassy in Ukraine,” Vaghani, who can be the state authorities’s spokesperson, informed reporters.
Just lately, a number of stranded Indians, together with Gujarati college students, had been introduced again in a flight, he mentioned.
“However, some Gujaratis couldn’t board the flight at the moment. Now, the state of affairs is worsening there,” the minister famous.
“I need to guarantee the scholars that their security is the precedence of the Indian authorities. Our authorities had evacuated stranded Indians up to now and we are going to do it this time too,” he mentioned.
The dad and mom of 4 such college students contacted Vadodara MP Ranjan Bhatt and sought her assist.
“4 college students from Vadodara had been presupposed to board a flight from Ukraine to Turkey. However, the flight received cancelled on the final second and the airport was additionally sealed. These college students had been additionally requested to go away the airport. I’ve contacted the Exterior Affairs Ministry and given particulars about these stranded college students,” Bhatt mentioned.
Two different college students – Bhavesh Vanzara, hailing from Arvalli district, and Harsh Soni, from Rajkot – are additionally caught in Ukraine they usually despatched video messages in search of fast assist.
Soni within the video message mentioned, “I’m within the remaining yr of a medical course. The state of affairs is worsening with each passing hour. There are some others additionally like me who’re stranded. I enchantment to the federal government to do one thing and assist us to get again dwelling as quickly as potential.”
(PTI)
