Rajasthan govt, in coordination with Centre, will help students from state return from Ukraine: CM

JAIPUR: In view of the situation in Ukraine, Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot said on Tuesday that the Rajasthan government, in coordination with the Centre and the Ukrainian Embassy, will help students of the state return.

Gehlot tweeted, "Concerned about Rajasthani students residing in Ukraine in view of the current situation prevailing there." He said that for students, who want to return, the state government in coordination with the embassy and the government of India will do everything possible to bring them back. A large number of family members of medical students living in Ukraine had demanded their safe return in view of the conditions there.

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यूक्रेन में बनी हुई वर्तमान परिस्थितियों के मद्देनज़र वहां रह रहे राजस्थानी स्टूडेंट्स को लेकर चिंतित हूँ। जो स्टूडेंट्स वापस लौटना चाहते हैं, प्रदेश सरकार एम्बेसी और भारत सरकार से कॉर्डिनेट करके उनकी वापसी के लिए हर संभव सहयोग करेगी।

— Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) February 22, 2022

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The Indian embassy in Ukraine on Tuesday once again asked Indian students to leave that country temporarily, amid escalating tensions following Russia recognising the independence of two separatist regions in eastern Ukraine. About queries by Indian students about online classes by medical universities in Ukraine, the embassy said it is engaged with respective authorities on the matter.