Tag: Vikramjit Singh Sahney

  • 17 Indian youths stranded in Lybia released from Jail: MP Vikramjit Sahney

    Express News Service

    CHANDIGARH: Seventeen Indian youths from Punjab and Haryana who were stranded in Lybia for the last six months were released from the jail in Tripoli yesterday.

    Member of Parliament of Rajya Sabha from Punjab Vikramjit Singh Sahney said that they were cheated (the amount varies from person to person) by some unscrupulous travel agents on the pretext of sending them to Italy for lucrative jobs.

    All of them left India for Italy in February 2023 via Dubai then Egypt and after a few days, they were landed in Libya and kept in Zuwara City, where they were being deprived of basic amenities like food and water and causing physical assault.

    Sahney said that when he got to know about it in May this year, he got in touch with the Indian Embassy in Tunisia and initiated the legal process for rescuing all these boys.

    “My office was in constant touch with these boys and their families. Initially, our major concern was to take them out from the captivity of the local mafia,” he said.

    Sahney further said that they were detained in an under-construction building by an armed group from where the police took their custody. “On  June 13 with the help of Libyan police, we made these boys run and accommodated them in a hotel at Zwara City, Libya. My office was in touch with these youths throughout the night till this rescue operation got over in the early morning. Later, they were kept at a detention centre on June 15 and then we initiated the legal process to get their consular access,’’ he said.

    Sahney said on Saturday the process of getting their consular access got over and Libyan authorities released them from jail and kept them in Tripoli till arrangements for their travel documents viz Emergency Certificate to ensure their smooth, safe repatriation to India were arranged by them.

    Sahney said he will be sponsoring all legal expenses and flight tickets for the youth coming back to their home. On reaching India, Sahney’s office will offer them free of cost skilling and provide them with job opportunities so that they don’t have to go abroad in search of Jobs.

    CHANDIGARH: Seventeen Indian youths from Punjab and Haryana who were stranded in Lybia for the last six months were released from the jail in Tripoli yesterday.

    Member of Parliament of Rajya Sabha from Punjab Vikramjit Singh Sahney said that they were cheated (the amount varies from person to person) by some unscrupulous travel agents on the pretext of sending them to Italy for lucrative jobs.

    All of them left India for Italy in February 2023 via Dubai then Egypt and after a few days, they were landed in Libya and kept in Zuwara City, where they were being deprived of basic amenities like food and water and causing physical assault.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    Sahney said that when he got to know about it in May this year, he got in touch with the Indian Embassy in Tunisia and initiated the legal process for rescuing all these boys.

    “My office was in constant touch with these boys and their families. Initially, our major concern was to take them out from the captivity of the local mafia,” he said.

    Sahney further said that they were detained in an under-construction building by an armed group from where the police took their custody. “On  June 13 with the help of Libyan police, we made these boys run and accommodated them in a hotel at Zwara City, Libya. My office was in touch with these youths throughout the night till this rescue operation got over in the early morning. Later, they were kept at a detention centre on June 15 and then we initiated the legal process to get their consular access,’’ he said.

    Sahney said on Saturday the process of getting their consular access got over and Libyan authorities released them from jail and kept them in Tripoli till arrangements for their travel documents viz Emergency Certificate to ensure their smooth, safe repatriation to India were arranged by them.

    Sahney said he will be sponsoring all legal expenses and flight tickets for the youth coming back to their home. On reaching India, Sahney’s office will offer them free of cost skilling and provide them with job opportunities so that they don’t have to go abroad in search of Jobs.

  • Balbir Singh Seechewal, Vikramjit Singh Sahney to be AAP candidates for Rajya Sabha from Punjab

    By PTI

    CHANDIGARH: The ruling Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab on Saturday declared noted environmentalist Balbir Singh Seechewal and an entrepreneur, philanthropist and social activist Vikramjit Singh Sahney as its candidates for Rajya Sabha seats from the state.

    An announcement in this regard was made by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on his Twitter handle.

    “I am happy to announce that AAP is nominating two Padma Shri awardees for the Rajya Sabha. One is environmentalist Padma Shri Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal and second is Padma Shri Vikramjit Singh Sahney. My best wishes to both of them,” said CM Mann in a tweet.

    The term of Rajya Sabha members from Punjab Ambika Soni (Congress) and Balwinder Singh Bhunder (Shiromani Akali Dal) is due to expire on July 4.

    The last date for the filing of nominations is May 31.

    The scrutiny of nominations will be done on June 1 while the last date of for the withdrawal of candidature is June 3.

    The date of polling is June 10 from 9 am to 4 pm.

    The counting will be held on the same day at 5 pm.