Nearly 200 students from the northeastern States have appealed to the Indian embassy in Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek for evacuating them out of the central Asian country. Many of the stranded students, from Assam, have also appealed to Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal to arrange flights for them to return home. The Indian government is providing flights to evacuate the students of many States but has not scheduled a flight for us,” they said. Sehil Akhtar Khan, from western Assam’s Barpeta district, said they were scared about not being able to return home after India closed all international flights. Nibir Sarma of Pathsala in Barpeta district and Kaustab Kiron Das of Ahatguri in central Assam’s Morigaon district made similar appeals.

Source: The Hindu June 11, 2020 11:26 UTC