Gujarat Congress chief writes letter to Sushma for safety of Gujaratis in Uganda

Ahmedabad

Gujarat Congress president Bharatsinh Solanki today wrote a letter to the external affairs minister Mrs. Sushma Swaraj requesting her to take intensive actions for saftey and security of Indians including more than 5000 persons of Gujarati origin living in Uganda in the wake of the outbreak of political violence in the African country.

Mr. Solanki in his letter has said, ‘ thousands of Indian families were facing serious situation due to political instability in Uganda. Particularly more than 5000 people from Gujarat and around 2500 from and around Anand district alone are in trouble there.’

‘Because of the situation their family members in India are worried and tense. I would like to draw your attention to the fact that since last few months incidents of fatal attacks on Indian and particularly Gujarati diaspora settled abroad are rising ans so far more than 10 Gujaratis have lost their lives in such incidents,’ Mr. Solanki’s letter said.

At least one person has been killed in Uganda’s capital Kampala as police clashed with opposition supporters after briefly detaining opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party, presidential candidate Kizza Besigye twice as he tried to hold campaign rallies days before a general election. Several people were wounded in the clashes as police fired bullets and tear gas while opposition supporters hurled stones and erected street barricades.

– DeshGujarat