New Delhi, Mar 11 (PTI) Rajya Sabha Congress MP Shaktisinh Gohil on Monday expressed concern over the safety of Indian students studying abroad and exorbitant air fares being charged from people returning from Dubai amid ongoing West Asia tensions.
Raising the issue during the Zero Hour in the house, Gohil said any attack or harassment on an Indian citizen anywhere in the world is considered an attack on the country’s honour.
He said Indian students are present in large numbers in various countries.
A few days ago, he said, Indian students in Russia were attacked with knives, in which 4 students were seriously injured.
The All India Medical Student Association also filed a complaint and protested, he added.
Citing data from the Ministry of External Affairs, the Congress MP from Gujarat said that in 2025, complaints were received from 350 students, of which 200 complaints were from Russia.
Such incidents were taking place because the government has privatised education on a large scale to the extent that students feel it is fine to pursue MBBS abroad because education in the country has become very expensive, he said.
He further said the war is raging in West Asia, many countries are providing facilities for their citizens, but no such facility has been provided from the Indian side.
Gohil said people want to return from Dubai, but airlines are busy “looting” them with exorbitant fares.
In her Zero Hour mention, Jebi Mather (Congress) spoke on the urgent need for organ donation and transparency in the process.
She cited organ donation stories of 9-month-old baby Aalin Sherin Abraham and 19-year-old girl Jaslia Johnson from Kerala, whose families made the courageous decision to give others a chance at life.
“One powerful message from Kerala…This is the real Kerala story,” Mather said.
She further said that organ donation is a very important matter, and the government must ensure greater transparency and awareness so that more lives can be saved. PTI NKD NKD BAL BAL
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