On Thursday, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra criticized the Indian government for how it handled the deportation of Indian immigrants living illegally in the United States. A US military plane flew back 104 Indian immigrants to Amritsar on Wednesday, marking the first group sent back under the Trump administration’s strict rules against illegal immigrants. The deportees reported that they were shackled with handcuffs and leg cuffs for the entire journey and were only freed once they landed in Amritsar.
Priyanka Gandhi questioned why Prime Minister Narendra Modi allowed this to happen, especially since many believed that Modi and Trump were good friends. She asked, “Why couldn’t we have sent our own plane to bring them back? Is this how we should treat our people, sending them back in handcuffs?” When asked if External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar should respond, she insisted that both he and the Prime Minister should explain this situation.
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