Tharoor urges PM to facilitate return of Indians stranded in GCC nations

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Apr 25 2020 | 12:26 AM IST

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to facilitate the return of Indians stranded in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region and set up region-specific task forces using local community resources to streamline relief and repatriation operations.

In a letter to the prime minister and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Tharoor highlighted the difficulties being faced by Indians in the Gulf and shared his suggestions to help address some of their existing concerns.

Tharoor called for developing region-specific task forces using local community resources in order to

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First Published: Apr 25 2020 | 12:26 AM IST