Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on Sunday, met Indian students who have been brought from war-torn Ukraine at his official residence. The students were evacuated under the Government of India’s special “Operation Ganga” mission.
An official communiqué released by the Government claimed that during the interaction, the students from different parts of Uttar Pradesh who have returned from the war-hit Ukraine expressed their gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Yogi and lauded the Government for rescuing them when they had lost all hope. “Modi hai toh mumkin hai,” they said."It is shameful that some ‘politicians’ in India do not want our Indian students to return safely. They are still doing politics amid the ongoing Ukraine-Russia crisis," Yogi said, expressing his sympathies with the students who, he said, had to go through such an experience at a young age.
“Had the medical education policies been right earlier, then you would not have had to go abroad,” he said, adding that no parents wanted their children to go overseas at such a young age. Bharatiya Janata Party’s double-engine Government was working to correct the past mistakes, he added. “There were only 12 medical colleges earlier in UP, our effort is that every district has one medical college.
“Probably, more doctors will be produced in 10 years than the last 70 years," the chief minister said, and added, “This will be a big thing as young students would not have to travel abroad, and their families would not have to be under such stress.”
Speaking to the students, Yogi said it was because of Modi and his active diplomatic efforts that India’s foreign relations were at their best with various countries, including Hungary, Poland, Romania.Be it the Afghanistan crisis in the past or Ukraine today, the security of every Indian had been ensured, he said.
“The Government is working round the clock to bring back all Indian nationals who are stranded in the war zone. We are aware of the hardships faced by our students due to the war situation. Till now, out of a total 2,397 students, 1,400 have returned,” he said. During the interaction, the students shared their experiences with the chief minister. The Indian students told Yogi how students from other countries asked them to feel proud and honoured to be a part of India and to have Modi as the PM.
The children also thanked the Chief Minister for arranging their stay at the Uttar Pradesh Bhawan in Delhi and then ensuring their return to their homes.