As many as 18 Punjabis returned from strife-torn Iraq at New Delhi on Sunday night through special flights.
The State Government has given credit for the release to the persistent efforts of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, “who was closely monitoring the entire situation and being constantly updated by the senior officers, especially deputed to ensure safe and hassle free return of these Punjabis”.
A spokesperson of the Chief Minister's office said that as per the information received from the office of Resident Commissioner, Punjab Bhawan New Delhi, of 18 Punjabi youth which arrived at Indira Gandhi International Airport on Sunday evening, seven belonged to Hoshiarpur district, six to Kapurthala, three from Jalandhar and two hailed from Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar (Nawanshahr) district.
Spokesperson said that Badal was keeping a close tab on the situation and Chief Secretary Sarvesh Kaushal has been asked to ensure hassle-free immigration clearance of the persons returning from Iraq and two officers of Punjab Bhawan have been deployed at immigration section of IGIA 24x7.
These officers have already been instructed to ensure free transportation facility to the Punjabi coming from Iraq so that they could safely reached at their native places in the State.