After 26 migrant labourers of Jharkhand caught in Nepal because of lockdown sought assist from the federal government by video messages, the state administration has taken steps to carry them again, an official stated on Thursday. The migrant staff hailing from Dumka district have appealed to the Jharkhand authorities for rescuing them, saying they’re caught in Sindhupalchok district of Nepal and are unwell.
“All efforts are being made to carry these 26 staff to Jharkhand…(*26*) is being organized for them,” a state government official said. Meanwhile, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren retweeted a message by a non-profit body Shubh Sandesh Foundation: “Doing our best to assist 26 Jharkhand migrants stuck in Nepal. Our friends in Nepal are in touch coordinating food, travel pass, medicine etc for them.” In the Twitter put up, the Foundation has thanked Chief Minister Soren and legislator Basant Soren for arranging transport on Saturday.
Former Jharkhand legislator and BJP chief Kunal Sarangi on Thursday additionally urged the Centre to return ahead for rescuing the 26 migrant staff. Attaching a video message from the employees, Sarangi urged the External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and the Embassy of India in Kathmandu to rescue them.
“I sincerely request @DrSJaishankar Sir & @IndiaInNepal to get it seemed into. These poor migrant labourers from Jharkhand are caught in Nepal and they’re very unwell. Pls rescue them.” BJP parliamentarian Jayant Sinha in a tweet to Sarangi has said that he was also making efforts in this regard and requesting Nepal officials. Sarangi said the Indian Embassy officials in Nepal have assured him to help the workers and the contractor who engaged the workers has agreed to pay for their transportation.
In the video message, the migrant workers are seen appealing to the Jharkhand government to rescue them while saying that they are stranded in Nepal due to the lockdown and most of them have fallen sick but are not getting any medical attention and food. In a separate message later, the workers said that they have received a communication from the Shubh Sandesh Foundation that arrangements are being done for their safe return.
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