Publish Date: | Thu, 24 Feb 2022 04:12 PM (IST)
Rewa, Naiduniya Rep. As soon as people came to know about the war between Russia and Ukraine that started on Thursday morning. All eyes were fixed on Ukraine. At the same time, people contacted Buddhisagar Tiwari, a resident of Rambagh of Jawa police station in the district and started asking for his son’s well-being. Please tell that his son studies MBBS at Tarnopil State Medical University. Late on Tuesday evening, he somehow reached Ukraine’s capital Kiev. There he not only bought the ticket through a private agent at 4 times more price but left from there. Prajwal’s father claims that his son was staying in the hotel that Russia attacked near the airport. Fortunately, he had left by the time the attack took place.
The government did not help: While talking, Buddhisagar Tiwari says that Prajwal had told that the Indian government was expected to help us, but we had to make efforts to get out of here on our own. The Indian Embassy had issued an advisory on Facebook on February 14. In which it was asked that the students and others leave Ukraine temporarily. We have mailed many times in response to this. To which only one answer came – ‘We are in touch with the university’. While we want the classes to be online, so that the studies do not stop, but the Indian government did not help.
Had to spend 4 times the rent: Prajwal’s father Buddhisagar while talking to Naiduniya told that more than 20 thousand students of India are studying medical and engineering in Ukraine. The travel agent from Ukraine helped us. He also arranged chartered flights. The rent has gone up three to four times. On which we were able to get out of there. Normally the fare from Kiev to Delhi is 81 thousand rupees, but the fare of Air India flight was higher. We have not received any help from the Government of India. We are calling back the son by spending four times the money. He will reach Delhi by Thursday evening. Got a ticket on a Ukraine Airlines flight. This flight has come to Kazakhstan. From there he is coming to Delhi by another flight. The fare for both the flights is Rs 2 lakh 47 thousand.
Posted By: Ravindra Suhane