“MEA Doesn’t Discriminate Between States, Vande Bharat For All”: Spokesperson
The federal government introduced Vande Bharat venture on Would possibly 7 to carry again stranded Indians.
New Delhi:
The Exterior Affairs Ministry on Thursday mentioned it does now not discriminate between states, and the Centre’s Vande Bharat venture is for all stranded Indians.
Exterior Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava made the feedback in keeping with West Bengal House Secretary Partha Chatterjee’s accusation that the Centre was once discriminating between states.
The federal government introduced the Vande Bharat venture on Would possibly 7 to carry again Indians stranded in more than a few international locations because of coronavirus-related restrictions.
“The MEA does now not discriminate between states. GOI’s Vande Bharat Challenge is for all stranded Indians, together with the ones from West Bengal. Over three,700 of them have registered for repatriation from other portions of the sector @MoCA_GoI @HomeSecretaryWB,” Mr Srivastava mentioned in a tweet, tagging the put up of Mr Chatterjee.
Mr Chatterjee had tweeted, “Is the MEA asking us to imagine that there are sufficient other folks to return from Georgia to Gujarat however none need to come to Kolkata? Additionally, there are sufficient other folks to return again to Bihar from Kyrgyzstan however now not sufficient to carry again to Bengal? Prevent this injustice !!! #MithyebadiBJP”.
Mr Srivastava additionally mentioned that the Centre will facilitate flights to Kolkata if the state govt will verify preparations to obtain and quarantine.
“Will gladly facilitate flights to Kolkata if the state govt will verify preparations to obtain and quarantine. Can even assist in go back of West Bengal citizens via land borders with neighbours. We are hoping to obtain an early reaction at the subject. @MoCA_GoI @HomeSecretaryWB,” Mr Srivastava mentioned in every other tweet.
