Leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress Member Rahul Gandhi has intensified his criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and emphasizes that the deportees were “fascinated”. Rahul Gandhi shared a video of one of the deportees and quoted: “We were fascinated for 40 hours, our feet tied with chains and we were not allowed to move an inch of our seats”
'Prime Minister, listen to the pain of this man. Indians deserve dignity and humanity, no handcuffs. “Rahul Gandhi added.
What did the Indian deported say?
The quote was by one of the illegal migrants for us, Harvinder Singh, who was deported on Wednesday and sent back to India. Singh said in the interview Indian Express“On 2 February they took us out of our rooms and fascinated us and also put fascinating on our feet.”
“They told us that we brought you to a camp and did not tell us that we are being deported. Then they brought us to a bus on board. All this while our hands and feet remained fascinated, “Singh added.
Harvinder Singh further said the test and said: 'They then brought us to the airport, brought us into a flight and informed us that we are being taken to India. We stopped in two places before we were brought to Amritsar. The journey took us 40 hours. We were fascinated for 40 hours, our feet tied with chains and we were not allowed to move an inch from our chair. ”
“After repeated requests we were allowed to go to the bathroom, and someone accompanied us there too,” Singh said.
The American military aircraft with the deported Indian immigrants landed in Amritsar, where the deportees claimed that they were fascinated and chained during the journey. The deportations took place when US President Donald Trump administration of her hardline immigration policy.
The deportation of illegal Indian from the US has a lot of controversy and caused reactions from various political figures:
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra: The Member of Parliament of the Congress criticized the government and wondered why Premier Modi did not intervene, given his friendly relationship with former US President Donald Trump. She wondered why the Indian government could not have sent an aircraft to bring them back and condemned the alleged use of handcuffs and chains.
Opposition protest: Opposition MPs protested against the “inhuman” treatment of Indian deportees, claiming that they were chained to Amritsar during the trip on an American military aircraft. They gathered outside parliament with placards and wore handcuffs to demonstrate against the deportations. Punjab Dhaliwal Minister also insisted on PM Modi to discuss the case with US President Trump.
What said Jaishankar about Indians who are 'fascinated'
Foreign Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday that the government is concerned with the US to ensure that deported Indians are not mistreated, which means that the focus must be on a strong action against the illegal migration industry.
The minister stated that the deportation process is not new.
“The standard operational procedure for deportation by plane provides for the use of limitations. However, we have been informed that women and children are not limited,” he said.
“Further need for deportees during the transit with regard to food and other supplies, including possible medical emergency situations, are attended. During toilet breaks, deportees are temporarily unrestrained if necessary. This applies to chartered civil aircraft and military planes,” he said.
“There has been no change in previous procedures for the flight that the US performed on February 5, 2025,” he added.
