IIOJK Congress protests US deportation of Indians, slams Modi’s silence
Jammu,: The Indian National Congress chapter in occupied Jammu and Kashmir held a protest march in Jammu against the United States for alleged inhumane treatment of over 100 Indians deported by the Donald Trump administration.
Led by Ravinder Sharma, scores of IIOJK Congress chapter activists and leaders marched on the streets in the Jammu city and raised slogans against the Donald Trump administration and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. They were protesting against the US government for its mistreatment of Indians who had gone there for jobs but were treated as criminals and terrorists.
Carrying banners featuring US President Trump and PM Modi, the protesters expressed their resentment over the Indian government’s silence and inaction regarding the ill-treatment of Indian citizens by the US.
Strongly condemning what he termed as “the greatest insult, torture and inhumane treatment” inflicted by the Trump administration, Sharma said the entire nation was shocked, insulted and hurt by the way the Indian citizens were treated.
He criticized the US government for violating human rights and accused Trump — whom he sarcastically referred to as Modi’s “so-called friend”— of committing one of the worst human rights violations against the Indians.
“Indians were tortured, flown back in handcuffs and had their legs tied with chains? A small country like Colombia brought back its citizens in its own plane — why this insult to our country and countrymen? Why is Prime Minister Modi a mute spectator, silent on this serious issue?” Sharma questioned. He described it as a great insult to the nation, alleging that the US government humiliated the Indian citizens while the Modi government remained indifferent and silent.
“These innocent people went to the US in search of jobs because the Modi government failed to fulfill its promise of providing two crore jobs annually to the youth,” he added.
The Congress leader further said that the Modi government’s inaction and silence had hurt every Indian, leading to nationwide protests to register strong resentment.
