External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has stepped in to offer help to families in Punjab who are waiting for the bodies of their loved ones who died in the Middle East, hours after CNN-News18 aired a report.
"I have seen @maryashakil's report regarding some workers from Punjab who have unfortunately died in Saudi Arabia. Please send me details. I will have this done at the earliest. @officeofssbadal @IndianEmbRiyadh," Sushma tweeted.
@CNNnews18 - I have seen @maryashakil 's report reg some workers from Punjab who have unfortunately died in Saudi Arabia. /1— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) August 26, 2016
Pl send me details. I will have this done at the earliest. /2 @officeofssbadal @IndianEmbRiyadh— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) August 26, 2016
Several families across Punjab are waiting for the bodies of their loved ones to perform their last rites.
One of them is the family of 28-year-old Davinder who died in Riyadh in April 25. Despite repeated emails by the family to the External Affairs Ministry, there has been no reply from either the authorities or the employer on sending back his body to India.
The body of Bhupender Singh from Punjab's Tarn Tarn who died in Dammam on July 28 was brought back recently after his family sought help from the political leadership.
The report said there were several other families which have been waiting for weeks to bring back bodies of their dear ones who died in the Middle East.
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