Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) condemns the inhuman indignified treatment being meted out to the deported immigrant Indian workers by US Govt by handcuffing, chaining their legs etc. CITU notes with contempt the shameful silence of Govt of India to such atrocious and heinous treatment of the US administration to immigrant Indian workers on the plea of so called illegality and demands upon the Union Govt to act immediately to stop such inhuman process perpetrated by the US.
As per the media reports one of the deported Indian from Punjab has narrated the way they were treated and that allowed them to drag themselves to lavatories for natural calls also after insistence and were forced to eat with their handcuffs on. He further said that it was ‘worse than hell’, physically painful and mentally torturous.
Even the Govts like that of Colombia and others have reacted strongly against such inhuman treatment to the immigrants from their respective countries and took initiative in respect of their deportations. But the Indian Govt is shamefully silent, exhibiting its servility and helplessness before the USA, which is condemnable as well as unpardonable. With this indifferent attitude of the Union Govt, around 20000 Indian immigrants said to be illegal immigrants and going to be deported, will have to face further humiliating and oppressive treatment. This cannot be tolerated.
CITU urges the Union Govt to ensure necessary arrangements for Airlifting the deported Indians, mostly workers, from USA in a dignified manner and respond to the USA administration’s humiliating actions in a befitting manner as a sovereign nation safeguarding the dignity of its citizens.
Issued by,
Tapan Sen
General Secretary