In a diplomatic victory for India, Saudi Arabia has agreed to give exit visas to hundreds of jobless Indian workers there and will send them back home at its own expense.
Making a suo motu statement in Rajya Sabha, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said Saudi Arabia has also agreed to provide free medical facility and food to the Indian workers stranded in camps and also allow those eligible to seek re-employment with other companies.
She said her deputy and Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh was camping in Saudi Arabia since Tuesday evening and will return after formalising the arrangements for the Indian workers.
“I am happy to inform that the Saudi ruler has taken note of the plight of Indian workers… Saudi King has instructed the officials to resolve the issue in two days,” she said.
Saudi Arabia, Swaraj said, has agreed to the Indian government’s request to grant exit visas to the stranded worker.
It has also offered to transport the workers to India.
“Government of India will not have to spend a penny on that,” she said.
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