Kashmiri students evacuated from Iran refuse to travel by buses from Delhi: Report

Flight carrying 110 Indian students, evacuated from war-torn Iran under “Operation Sindhu” lands in Delhi in early hours today.

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SRINAGAR, JUNE 19 (STC): Jammu and Kashmir students evacuated from Iran under “Operation Sindhu” have refused to step out of the New Delhi airport after they received information of state buses being sent to ferry them to their home state, reports national daily newspaper The Hindu.
According to the report, a student, who wanted to remain anonymous, has told The Hindu that it was unacceptable to be asked to board buses instead of flights to reach Srinagar. “We have been travelling for the past 4 days and now we have been asked to board state buses and go on another long arduous journey, this is unacceptable,” said the student while talking to the newspaper.
It’s pertinent to mention that the students evacuated under Operation Sindhu from war-torn Iran heaved a sigh of relief as they landed in New Delhi and reunited with their families in the early hours today after close to 52 hours of travel.
Reports reveal that the Government of India under “Operation Sindhu” evacuated 110 students from war torn Iran as they sadely landed in New Delhi. The students from Urmia University, Iran were facilitated to cross over to Yerevan, Armenia on Tuesday, following which they were flown to New Delhi, India.
At least 94 students on the flight were from Jammu and Kashmir, and the rest belonged to Delhi, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan etc.
The students unanimously expressed joy on being back in India and being united with their families.
Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh said more people are being evacuated. “We have planes ready. We will be sending another plane today. We are evacuating some more people from Turkmenistan. Our missions have opened 24 hour lines for any request for evacuation. As the situation evolves, we will be sending more planes to evacuate Indian nationals,” Mr. Singh told reporters. He thanked governments in Turkmenistan and Armenia for their support.
(with inputs from agencies)