Govt must organise flights to bring back stranded workers in Middle East: Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi said the workers are in deep distress there due to shutting of businesses in the Middle East due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the government should work towards bringing back Indians stranded in Middle East during Covid-19 crisis. (Mohd Zakir/HT PHOTO)

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.