Punjab Government on Friday announced to take all possible steps to help the Punjabis stranded abroad to return home safely, besides taking strict action against the “rogue” travel agents.
“Punjab Government has resolved to take strict action against the travel agents who are doing the illegal business and cheating the state’s youth,” said the state NRI Affairs Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal, adding that a special meeting of the officials of NRI and the Police Departments has been called on July 11, in which the matter of taking strict action against rogue travel agents will be discussed.
The NRI Minister said that the list of rogue travel agents has already been prepared by the NRI Department. “Punjab Government is committed to the welfare of the youth of the State and will not allow injustice to any youth. Punjab Government will provide all possible help to the young boys and girls of Punjab, who are trapped abroad due to the fraud of rogue travel agents, to return home, and they should contact the NRI department of Punjab,” he added.
Dhaliwal warned the travel agents, who are doing fraudulent business in Punjab, saying that if they do not give up such practices, strict action will be taken against them.
With the NRI Minister’s efforts, Punjab’s daughter, trapped in Iraq, was brought back home safely recently. This girl had gone to Iraq from Amritsar for her future sake and to improve the financial condition of her family. She was trapped there by an agent of Gurdaspur who kept all her money and passport. On her return, the Minister had gone to Amritsar Airport to receive her.