Mother, daughter stuck in Gulf: Capt seeks Sushma’s help

CHANDIGARH: Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday sought external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj’s intervention to help a mother-daughter duo reported in trouble in Saudi Arabia.

In a tweet to the minister, Amarinder said: "This Motherdaughter duo from Nawanshahr are in trouble in Saudi Arabia. Request your urgent help."

Responding to the tweet, Sushma flagged the issue to the Indian embassy in Riyadh, which replied to the Union minister saying that it was “actively working on it.” The Chief Minister thanked Sushma and said he looked forward to early return of the two women to their native village.

Amarinder’s tweet came in response to a media report referring to a video put up on social media by Gurbaksh Kaur of Nawanshahr, saying that she and her daughter, Reena, had been sent by their travel agent to Saudi Arabia for work and were now facing extreme difficulties and needed help.

While she herself had been sacked from her job, Reena had been framed in a false case and handed over to the police, who were not divulging any information on her whereabouts, Gurbaksh is reported to have said in the video, appealing to Sushma Swaraj for help in securing their safe return home.

AMARINDER’S TWEET CAME IN RESPONSE TO A MEDIA REPORT REFERRING TO A VIDEO PUT UP ON SOCIAL MEDIA