'Sending Out Citizens In Handcuffs, Shackles Shameful': Bhagwant Mann On Indians' Deportation

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann expressed his anger at the way the deportees from the USA were treated after arriving in India.

File photo of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.

Source : PTI

After the USA deported 104 illegal immigrants from various states to India on Wednesday, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday sharply reacted to the handcuffing and chaining of Indians. He also condemned the Haryana government for transporting them in prisoner vans from Amritsar.

According to a report by news agency PTI, among the deportees, 33 were from Haryana and Gujarat, 30 from Punjab, three each from Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, and two from Chandigarh.

Taking on X, Mann expressed his anger at the way the deportees were treated after arriving in India. He added that instead of applying ointment to the wounds of Indians deported from America who are mentally and economically devastated, the BJP lead-Haryana government taking them in police prisoner vans is like rubbing salt in the wounds.

ਜੋ ਅਮਰੀਕਾ ਨੇ ਕੀਤਾ, ਉਸਦਾ ਬੇਹੱਦ ਅਫ਼ਸੋਸ। ਅਮਰੀਕਾ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਹੱਥ ਕੜੀਆਂ ਤੇ ਬੇੜੀਆਂ ਲਾ ਕੇ ਸਾਡੇ ਨਾਗਰਿਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਭੇਜਣਾ ਸਾਡੇ ਦੇਸ਼ ਲਈ ਬਹੁਤ ਹੀ ਸ਼ਰਮ ਦੀ ਗੱਲ ਹੈ। ਮਾਨਸਿਕ ਅਤੇ ਆਰਥਿਕ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਟੁੱਟੇ ਅਮਰੀਕਾ ਤੋਂ ਡਿਪੋਰਟ ਹੋਏ ਭਾਰਤੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਜ਼ਖ਼ਮਾਂ 'ਤੇ ਮੱਲ੍ਹਮ ਲਾਉਣ ਦੀ ਥਾਂ ਮੋਦੀ ਜੀ ਦੀ ਹਰਿਆਣਾ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਵਲੋਂ ਪੁਲਿਸ ਦੀਆਂ ਕੈਦੀਆਂ… pic.twitter.com/1h3oXuvpAf

— Bhagwant Mann (@BhagwantMann) February 6, 2025

"What America did is deeply regrettable. It is a matter of great shame for our country that America sends our citizens in handcuffs and shackles. Instead of applying ointment to the wounds of Indians deported from America who are mentally and economically broken, Modi's Haryana government taking them in police prisoner vans is like rubbing salt in the wounds, "Mann said on X.

A C-17 Globemaster aircraft of the U.S. Air Force carrying the deportees landed at Amritsar airport on Wednesday. The U.S. action occurred just days before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's scheduled visit to Washington for high-level discussions with Trump.

Following immigration formalities, verification, and background checks, the deportees were sent to their respective hometowns, according to PTI.