Govt has taken note of 'objections' on US treatment of Indian deportees: Khattar

Govt has taken note of 'objections' on US treatment of Indian deportees: Khattar

Union minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday said the government has taken note of the "objections raised by everyone" over the manner in which illegal Indian immigrants were recently deported from the US.

There has been an uproar over the deportation of illegal Indian immigrants by the US in handcuffs during their 40-hour flight onboard a military aircraft.

The US military aircraft carrying 104 illegal Indian immigrants landed in Amritsar on February 5.

India on Friday said it has registered concerns with the US over the deportation of illegal immigrants in shackles and conveyed that this kind of treatment could have been avoided.

Khattar said, "America has deported people (to India) earlier also. This time, everyone had objections to the method, it (objection) has been registered and the issue will be resolved by talks. This issue is not good for any country and the government will discuss it further after giving due thought." There has been a constant demand that deportation (of illegal immigrants) be carried out, the Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs said.

"There is a formality for it (deportation), it also has its own sensitivity as to when to do it, how to do it and in what manner," he said.

During the press conference here, the minister was asked that when the US can deport people, why illegal migrants from neighbouring Bangladesh, who are an economic burden on India, are not being sent back.

Khattar said this is a serious problem and the people should not go to any country illegally.

"Whether our people go or people from other countries come here, when such things happen, all countries engage in deportation. We have also deported many people from Assam," he said.

During the press conference, Khattar also informed about highlights of the General Budget for 2025-26 recently presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.