New Delhi: Amritsar MP Gurjit Singh Aujla on November 24 urged the Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar to take steps for the repatriation of women stranded in Oman. He said around 24 women were living in poor conditions as the Indian Embassy in Muscat failed to help them.
He added that these women had gone to Oman as domestic help in search of livelihood and that he had written to the MEA in June and October, but he had not got any response.
He added that he will stage a sit-in before the Ministry of External Affairs in Delhi if there are no actions to repatriate the women.
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“I am again forced to write to you with great anguish, as my previous mails and communication have not been responded to and the issue of Indians stranded at Muscat still persists. I have been informed that a few of the ladies stranded there have been repatriated, but around 24 ladies are still in a poor state both physically and mentally and the embassy officials are not providing them with basic amenities and information," wrote MP Aujla in a letter to the MEA and Indian Ambassador to Oman, Munu Mahawar.
According to the MP, the stranded women are different parts of the country and were duped by travel agents.
