Delhi govt making arrangements to bring back students stranded in Rajasthan’s Kota: Kejriwal

Maharashtra and West Bengal are among other states which have decided to bring back their students stranded in Kota

April 30, 2020 05:04 pm | Updated December 03, 2021 06:20 am IST - New Delhi:

Stranded students from Kota leave for their houses after a medical checkup during a nationwide lockdown in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, at a quarantine centre in Prayagraj. File.

Stranded students from Kota leave for their houses after a medical checkup during a nationwide lockdown in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, at a quarantine centre in Prayagraj. File.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said the Delhi government is making arrangements to bring back students of the national capital who are stranded in Rajasthan’s Kota due to the lockdown imposed to control the spread of coronavirus .

“Delhi govt is making arrangements to soon bring Del students back home From Kota,” Kejriwal said in a tweet.

Maharashtra and West Bengal are among other states which have decided to bring back their students stranded in Kota.

 

On Wednesday, at least 70 state transport buses left from Maharashtra to bring back students stranded at Kota, the coaching hub for engineering and medical aspirants.

Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly Ramvir Singh Bidhuri had also written to Kejriwal, asking him to take urgent steps to bring back students of the national capital from Kota.

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