Punjab NRI Affairs Minister Writes to High Commissioners of India and Canada to Resolve Students Deportation Issue

GG News Bureau

Chandigarh, 10th June. Punjab NRI Affairs Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal submitted letters to the Indian High Commissioner to Canada, Sanjay Kumar Verma, and the Canadian High Commissioner to India, Cameron Mackay, on Friday, urging them to solve the issue of 700 students who are facing deportation from Canada.

According to the Punjab Information and Public Relations Department, Dhaliwal stated in his letter, “Your kind attention is invited towards the impending deportation of more than 700 students from Canada due to fake acceptance letters of the Canadian Colleges. It is pertinent to mention that these students are innocent and have been cheated by the clique of fraudsters that includes this travel agent, officials in the Canadian Embassy in India and other agencies in Canada.”

He also asked for their personal assistance in the matter.

“I shall be highly grateful if the matter is looked into personally. The future of these students and of their families is at stake. You are requested to take up the same with the concerned agencies of MEA and Govt of Canada so that these students can be saved from being deported,” read the letter.

On June 7, Punjab NRI Affairs Minister Kuldip Singh Dhaliwal urged that the Centre resolve the problem of 700 Indian students, predominantly Punjabis, mostly Punjabis, who are trapped in immigration fraud in Canada and facing deportation cases.

Dhaliwal urged in a letter to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar that students not be deported and be provided work permits based on their visas.

He also asked Home Minister Amit Shah to cooperate with the Punjab government to penalize travel agencies who defrauded students.

“I have also sought time to meet EAM so that the whole matter can be brought to the attention of the GOI personally,” Dhaliwal added.

He further said that the law should be strict so that incidents of human trafficking do not happen in future.

Dhaliwal also appealed to the people of Punjab that before going abroad or sending their children for studies, the details of the college and the record of the travel agent who is placing your case must be checked.