Owaisi has urged the Central Government to take necessary steps for the return of these people to their country.
Hyderabad. All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) President Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday said that due to security concerns, many airlines have suspended flights to Saudi Arabian cities due to which the Indian Airlines 4,000 Devotees are stranded in Mecca and Medina. Owaisi has urged the Central Government to take necessary steps for the return of these people to their country.
Owaisi said the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) should allow airlines to arrange flights using bigger aircraft so that stranded pilgrims can return to India. He said that if this is not possible then special flights should be arranged to bring them back.
Owaisi has sought intervention of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and other Union Ministers in the matter. he said“The Indians trapped there were given their 'travel agent' Has left it to itself. The matter requires your immediate intervention. meanwhile, They should be given all necessary help and support.”
In his post, Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar, Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu and Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri have been tagged.