Hours aft a US subject craft carrying 104 deported Indians landed astatine Amritsar’s Shri Guru Ramdas Ji International Airport, relatives said Wednesday the improvement has been precise achy adjacent arsenic they grapple with their future.
Relatives of the deportees from Punjab said they had spent betwixt Rs 30 lakh to 50 lakh to nonstop them to the US, and galore had reached the state successful caller months via the amerciable route. They were yet to use for the asylum, they added.
“My grandson had gone to the US conscionable 15 days ago. I did not hold with the determination to nonstop him to the US. But I don’t cognize what has gone incorrect with the youth. I don’t cognize however overmuch wealth they spent connected sending him,” said Charanjit Singh, the gramps of Ajaydeep Singh.
A comparative of Daler Singh from Salempur colony successful Amritsar said his household subordinate reached the US conscionable a period ago. “He was a autobus operator here. He has 2 children. He paid Rs 30 lakh to scope the US. He entered the US conscionable 30 days ago,” said the relative.
“We had nary interaction with him for the past 15 days. We got a telephone from the constabulary presumption contiguous greeting that Daler volition scope Amritsar today,” helium added.
Swarn Singh, a husbandman with astir 2.5 to 3 acres of land, had financed his son’s journey. Akashdeep had completed his schooling and attempted IELTS for a survey visa but was unsuccessful.
About 8–9 months ago, helium went to Dubai, hoping to enactment arsenic a motortruck driver. However, his household continued sending him fiscal enactment portion helium was there. A period ago, helium decided to spell to the U.S. done an cause successful Dubai.
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Swarn Singh spent astir ₹40–45 lakh successful 2 installments to nonstop his lad to the U.S., unaware that helium would extremity up being deported. In total, including expenses for Dubai, ₹60 lakh was spent.
Despite the fiscal loss, the household is relieved. Swarn Singh had been visiting the Gurdwara regularly, praying for his son’s harmless return. He said, “Money comes and goes, but the important happening is that my lad has returned location safely.
A GIRL WHO HAD GONE TO MARRY
Sukhjeet Kaur, from Verpal colony successful Punjab, had traveled to the U.S. to wed her fiancé, who lived there. However, earlier she could get married, she was detained and deported.
Her father, Kabul Singh, is successful Italy, portion her parent and member unrecorded successful Punjab.
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A comparative shared that Sukhjeet is 26 years aged and has completed her schooling. She fell unfortunate to an cause and entered the U.S. illegally, which led to her deportation.
On Tuesday, Punjab NRI Affairs Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal said the authorities authorities would enactment those who were being deported by the US. “I privation to convey a connection to these Punjabis that the authorities is with them. I volition instrumentality it up with Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann successful the Cabinet gathering connected February 10 that we should instrumentality it up with the banks to waive disconnected the involvement of those who took loans to spell to the US”.
Dhaliwal said it would beryllium hard for them to wage backmost the indebtedness they whitethorn person taken to spell to the US. “I volition besides clasp a gathering with the banks. There should beryllium a moratorium connected the involvement arsenic the youths would person to settee down first, look for jobs and past wage back. I americium a husbandman myself. I cognize however hard it is to wage backmost if 1 is incapable to wage an instalment,” helium added.