The government is arranging 149 flights from more than 30 countries in the second phase of the massive repatriation programme to bring back some 32,000 people to more than a dozen states. West Bengal isn’t among the states. In this picture, passengers arrive from Kuwait by an Air India flight at Calicut International Airport.
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Centre, West Bengal spar over repatriation flights under Vande Bharat Mission

The Central and West Bengal governments had been concerned in one other spat on repatriation of residents on Thursday, with the exterior affairs ministry saying the state hadn’t confirmed if it has organized quarantine services to obtain individuals who wish to return from overseas.

External affairs ministry spokesperson Anurag Srivastava tweeted that flights to repatriate residents of West Bengal from overseas as a part of Vande Bharat Mission may very well be organized if the state authorities confirmed that it has organised quarantine services for them.

Srivastava was responding to a tweet from West Bengal’s increased schooling minister Partha Chatterjee, who posted a schedule of the flights being organised through the second part of Vande Bharat Mission and questioned why there have been no flights to the state.

The authorities is arranging 149 flights from greater than 30 nations within the second part of the large repatriation programme to deliver again some 32,000 folks to greater than a dozen states. West Bengal isn’t among the many states.

“Is the MEA asking us to believe that there are enough people to come from Georgia to Gujarat but none want to come to Kolkata? Also, there are enough people to come back to Bihar from Kyrgyzstan but not enough to bring back to Bengal?? Stop this injustice !!!” Chatterjee tweeted.

Srivastava responded by tweeting: “MEA does not discriminate between states. GOI’s Vande Bharat Mission is for all stranded Indians, including those from West Bengal. Over 3700 of them have registered for repatriation from different parts of the world.”

He added in one other tweet, “Will gladly facilitate flights to Kolkata if state government will confirm arrangements to receive and quarantine. Will also help in return of WB residents through land borders with neighbours. We hope to receive an early response on the matter.” 

There was no fast response from West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress social gathering or its leaders.

In the previous few days, the Central and West Bengal governments have sparred over the association of particular trains to deliver again migrant staff of the state from different elements of the nation. The Union house ministry contended it wasn’t getting assist from the West Bengal authorities to assist the migrant staff return house, and the allegation was dismissed by Trinamool Congress leaders.

An Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT), which visited West Bengal to evaluate the Covid-19 state of affairs, mentioned there have been discrepancies within the reporting of circumstances within the state. In its ultimate report submitted to the West Bengal authorities, IMCT additionally raised questions concerning the state’s competition that it had surveyed 50 lakh folks.

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