Darjeeling MP Raju Bista wrote to External Affairs Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar regarding an SOS call that he received from Kabul in Afghanistan requesting for evacuation of stranded Indians in the wake of the ongoing violence and political turmoil. He has been informed that many Indians work in Kabul, including many from Darjeeling Hills, Terai, and Dooars.
‘I must commend the incredible rescue operation being run by our Govt to evacuate our citizens and other civilians from Afghanistan, and am thus hopeful that your Ministry will safely evacuate our people.’, he wrote.