Rahul Gandhi asks govt to bring back Indian workers stuck in Middle East

In a tweet on Wednesday, Rahul Gandhi urged the government to arrange flights to bring back workers stuck in the Middle East amid COVID-19 lockdown.

New Delhi:Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday urged the government to organise flights to bring back Indian workers stuck in the Middle East and desperate to return.

He said the workers are in deep distress there due to shutting of businesses in the Middle East due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

"The COVID-19 crisis and shutting of businesses in the Middle East have left thousands of Indian workers in deep distress and desperate to return home.

"The Government must organise flights to bring home our brothers and sisters most in need of assistance, with quarantine plans in place," he said on Twitter.

(PTI)