EAM S Jaishankar To Speak On Operation Ganga, India's Stand On Russia-Ukraine Crisis In Budget Session

The Union government launched Operation Ganga on February 24 to bring back stranded Indians stuck in Ukraine.

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New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will be making a statement on the rescue operation to evacuate Indian students from the war zone in Ukraine in the second part of the Budget Session in Parliament.

He will also speak about India's stand vis-a-vis the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

The second part of the Budget Session will begin on March 14 and will go on till April 8.

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar will be making a statement in the upcoming second part of the Budget Session of Parliament on Operation Ganga and Ukraine, news agency ANI reported sources as saying.

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar will be making a statement in the upcoming second part of the Budget Session of Parliament on #OperationGanga and Ukraine: Top Sources pic.twitter.com/kLYJhYOttL

— ANI (@ANI) March 11, 2022

The Union government launched Operation Ganga on February 24 to bring back stranded Indians stuck in Ukraine.

Four Union Ministers including Kiren Rijiju, Hardeep Singh Puri, Jyotiraditya Scindia, and General VK Singh were sent by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to coordinate the efforts for the rescue in various neighburing countries of Ukraine.

In Operation Ganga, India has been able to rescue around 20,000 stranded citizens in more than 80 special evacuation flights so far. Besides this, India has also been able to rescue several citizens belonging to neighbouring countries like Bangladesh and Nepal.

Buses and trains brought Indian nationals to the western borders of Ukraine and they were flown back to India via locations like Bucharest, Budapest, Suceava, and Warsaw.

The last batch of over 600 students who were evacuated from Sumy was brought back to India via Poland. 

On the diplomatic front, India has abstained from resolutions at the United Nations which were brought up to criticise Russia for its military aggression on Ukraine. 

PM Modi has been holding high-level meetings to review the situation and has also spoken to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as well as Russian President Vladimir Putin on the matter.

(With Agency Inputs)