Chandigarh, March 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Badal on Friday sought central assistance to help NRIs or other Punjabis stuck in different countries in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
He asked the government to set up special cells with helpline numbers devoted to Punjabi NRIs in all Indian missions abroad, especially Canada, the US, Britain, Italy, Spain, France, and Germany.
He urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar to step up efforts to ensure that NRIs, especially Punjabis, feel the government and the country of their origin stood by them in this hour of need.
Source: IANS
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