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Saugata Roy speaks in Lok Sabha on the issue of killing of Indians in USA

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Madam, thank you very much for allowing me. I had given an Adjournment Motion on the killing of Indians in the United States by those indulging in hate crimes. Madam, the Indian techie Srinivas Kuchibotla was shot dead and his friend Alok Madasani seriously injured in Kansas on February 22 by an American shouting anti-immigrant slogans. Another Indian, Harnish Patel, a convenience store owner was killed in South Carolina. Again, on March 4, one Deep Rai was injured in Kent, Washington.

Madam, this is the result of a persistent hate campaign against Indians which is taking place in the United States, especially after the new Government came to power. As Mr Kharge has mentioned, Indian technical professionals there are giving a big service to the US economy, rather they are providing them brain power. But a hate campaign against Indians is being carried out.

Madam, we are very concerned. Our Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee in a Twitter message, has expressed concern and has asked the Government of India to take steps. She has also written to them a letter on this issue. But the Central Government, especially our very voluble, vocal and articulate Prime Minister is keeping a strange silence on the issue.

I can understand that External Affairs Minister is not well but the Prime Minister is his own foreign minister; he goes everywhere. The Foreign Secretary went to America and talked about H-1B visas and the restrictions on them. Immediately after he came back US imposed a fresh restrictions on H-1B visas in America for getting priority. Now what is happening? Aren’t the interests of the Indians working in the United States to be protected by the Government of India? Aren’t we going to take a proper step so that this hate campaign stops?

With all the vehemence, we condemn the hate campaign carried out by certain misguided sections of American society. We do hope that there will be protest in America as there are protests in India. We do hope our government will show the gumption and guts to stand up to the hate crimes  in the US so that no more attacks take place on Indians and Indians working there on H1B visa are not deprived of their right of working in the United States.

Thank you, Madam.

 

Trinamool MPs stage dharna in Parliament on the issue of killings of Indians in US

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Trinamool Congress MPs from both the Houses today staged a dharna near the statue of Mahatma Gandhi inside Parliament complex on the issue of killings of India in America.

The MPs held placards which said: “The world is one. All citizens are our brothers and sisters. We must take care of them” and “All Indians are our brothers and sisters, stop attacking them in USA”.

Speaking on this issue in the Lok Sabha, Saugata Roy said: “This is the result of a persistent hate campaign against Indians which is taking place in the United States, especially after the new Government came to power.”

He asked why “the Central Government, especially our very voluble, vocal and articulate Prime Minister is keeping a strange silence on the issue.”

Click here for the full transcript of his speech

Earlier, Trinamool Chairperson Mamata Banerjee had tweeted on the issue and had also written a letter to the Union Minister for External Affairs, urging the Centre to take up the issue at the highest level in US.

 

আমেরিকায় ভারতীয়দের উপরে হামলার ঘটনা নিয়ে সংসদ চত্বরে ধর্ণা তৃণমূলের

আমেরিকায় ভারতীয়দের উপরে হামলার ঘটনা নিয়ে আজ তৃণমূল কংগ্রেসের সাংসদরা সংসদ চত্বরে মহাত্মা গান্ধীর মূর্তির সামনে ধর্ণা করেন।

সাংসদদের হাতে থাকা প্ল্যাকার্ড এর কিছু স্লোগানঃ “বিশ্বের সব মানুষই সমান।  সব দেশের মানুষই আমাদের ভাই-বোন। আমাদের কর্তব্য তাদের রক্ষা করা” এবং “প্রবাসী ভারতীয় ভাই-বোনেদের নিগ্রহ বন্ধ করতে হবে।”

এই বিষয়ে লোকসভায় বক্তব্য রাখতে গিয়ে সাংসদ সৌগত রায় বলেন, “বিশেষ করে নতুন সরকার ক্ষমতায় আসার পর আমেরিকা যুক্তরাষ্ট্রে ভারতীয়দের বিরুদ্ধে ক্রমবর্ধমান বর্ণবিদ্বেষী আক্রমণের ফলাফল এটি”।

“কেন্দ্রীয় সরকার, আমাদের বাকপটু, স্পষ্টভাষী প্রধানমন্ত্রী কেন এই বিষয়ে চুপ করে আছেন?” এই প্রশ্নও তুলেছেন তিনি।

দলনেত্রী মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায় এর আগে সোশ্যাল মিডিয়ায় এই নিয়ে টুইট করেছেন এবং বিদেশমন্ত্রী সুষমা স্বরাজকে চিঠি লিখেছেন প্রবাসী ভারতীয়দের নিরাপত্তা নিশ্চিত করতে। তিনি কেন্দ্রীয় বিদেশমন্ত্রীকে অনুরোধ করেছেন যেন এই ঘটনাগুলি উচ্চপর্যায়ে আলোচনা করা হয়।

 

 

 

Mamata Banerjee writes to Centre on the recent incidents of attacks on Indians in US

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Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday wrote to the Union Minister for External Affairs on the recent incidents of attacks and unfortunate deaths of young Indians in the United States.

On Sunday, she had condemned the killing of two Indians in the US and urged New Delhi to take up the matter with Washington.

“Two more shocking killings of Indians in the US. GOI (Government of India) must take this up with the US government on an urgent basis,” she had tweeted.

The CM said that she requested the Union Minister to kindly see that the matter is taken up at the highest level, so that these types of incidents do not recur and the Indians living in the US feel safe, secure and worry-free.

The full post on Facebook:

 

 

আমেরিকায় ভারতীয়দের খুনের ঘটনায় উদ্বেগ প্রকাশ মুখ্যমন্ত্রীর

আমেরিকাতে ভারতীয়দের খুনের ঘটনায় উদ্বেগ প্রকাশ করে কেন্দ্রীয় বিদেশমন্ত্রীকে চিঠি লিখলেন মুখ্যমন্ত্রী মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়।

রবিবার তিনি ট্যুইট করে কেন্দ্রকে আর্জি জানান এই ব্যাপারে মার্কিন সরকারের সাথে কথা বলতে।

“আমেরিকা নিহত হয়েছেন দুই ভারতীয়। আমি স্তম্ভিত। ভারত সরকারের উচিত অবিলম্বে মার্কিন সরকারের সাথে এই বিষয়ে কথা বলার।” ট্যুইট করে বলেন মুখ্যমন্ত্রী।

তিনি আজ ফেসবুকে লেখেন যে তিনি কেন্দ্রীয় বিদেশমন্ত্রীকে অনুরোধ করেছেন যেন এই ঘটনাগুলি উচ্চপর্যায়ে আলোচনা করা হয়। তিনি আরও লেখেন যে এই ধরণের ঘটনা যাতে ভবিষ্যতে আর না ঘটে তা নিশ্চিত করতে হবে এবং আমেরিকাতে বসবাসকারী ভারতীয়রা যেন নির্ভয়ে, নিরাপদে থাকতে পারেন তাও সুনিশ্চিত করতে হবে।

 

Derek O’Brien speaks on diplomatic immunity row in the US | Transcript

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To say that we as a country condemn this incident would be an understatement. But in this moment of sadness and anger, I am happy. I am happy that the Foreign Minister has just walked in because we have a specific suggestion to make in the light of what has happened.

Sir, we believe that it is time now to codify all privileges India gives US diplomats. We need to share these codified privileges we give them, in a statement to Parliament.  Then, we need to tell the Parliament what privileges our Indian diplomats are given in the US. And my understanding is, there is a big gap between what privileges we give US diplomats and what privileges our diplomats have in the United States. We believe that if the Foreign Minister could make a statement after this, stating the intent to this, and this ought to be done, where the two privileges are meted out at both sides are equal and reciprocal.

Sir, the second point is more a comment. We keep using the term that we live in a Global Village and I think it was the former President KR Narayanan who aptly said, `we live in a Global Village but we do not need a Global Village Headman.’ America should stop pretending to be the self appointed Lokpal of the world.