Anurag Thakur has applauded the government's commitment to the safety of citizens after Qatar released navy veterans
Union Minister Anurag Thakur hailed the release of eight naval veterans facing the death penalty in Qatar, saying it strengthens confidence in the government's ability to protect its citizens.
New Delhi: Minister Anurag Thakur on Monday welcomed the release of the eight naval veterans facing the death penalty in Qatar, saying: “It firmly reinforces confidence in the seriousness and ability of the current government to protect its citizens at all costs.” The eight former Indian Navy personnel were released by Qatar on Monday, almost three and a half months after they were sentenced to death in a case of alleged espionage. The MEA said seven of them were brought back to India on Monday morning.
Applauding active efforts of Prime Minister Modi
Appreciating the active efforts of Prime Minister Modi, Anurag Thakur said, “Life of every Indian is precious in the new India. Heartfelt congratulations to the country's brave soldiers who returned to India from Qatar. If Modi is there, it is possible (Modi hai toh mumkin hai).”
Earlier on to maintain the nation. citizens.
The former naval officers were being held on trumped-up charges, Thakur wrote, adding that it had only been 45 days since the former naval officers' sentences had been commuted from death penalty to life imprisonment.
The Modi government has secured the release of its eight civilians and navy veterans from Qutar who were being held here under false charges. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi signifies the guarantee of life, limb and freedom of the people of India all over the world.
This homecoming of… pic.twitter.com/bPTqR5XAoU— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) February 12, 2024
“Shri Narendra Modi is the guarantor of life, liberty and security of the Indian people all over the world,” Thakur wrote.
Thinking back to previous incidents
He recalled that 27,000 Indians, including students, had been brought back safely from Ukraine in the past decade and Sikh families had been evacuated from Afghanistan following the rise of the Taliban regime. Thakur said a special aircraft had been sent to bring back the saroops from Gurkhar Sahib with “respect”. “This shows how much India has grown in the world in the last decade,” Thakur added.
On October 26, the naval veterans were sentenced to death by Qatar's Supreme Court.
On December 28, Qatar's Court of Appeal commuted the death sentences and sentenced those convicted to prison terms of varying lengths.
Highlights of the spy case
In August 2022, the Indian nationals working for the private company Al Dahra were reportedly arrested in Qatar in an espionage case. Qatari authorities and New Delhi have not made the allegations public.
Qatari authorities and New Delhi have not made the allegations public. The eight Indian Navy veterans were charged and tried under the laws of Qatar on March 25, 2022. Following the commutation of the death sentence by the Court of Appeal in Doha, the eight Indian nationals were given 60 days to appeal the verdict.
(With input from agencies)