BRING HOME BRITISH NATIONALS STRANDED IN INDIA

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The British Government has urged all UK nationals currently abroad during the COVID19 pandemic to return home immediately. However nothing is being done for those stranded in India, currently in lockdown. The UK government needs to setup up extraction flights immediately for these anxious families.

India is being overlooked as country. The UK has sent extraction flights to Angola, New Zealand, Australia and Peru yet India is being overlooked. Police in the state are using threatening and harassing techniques to UK nationals who are frightened and running low on basic supplies like food. These citizens belong in their home country with the rest of their families during this international crisis. Only the state of Goa has allowed flights but there are citizens all over India that need aid.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: Repatriate all UK residents stranded abroad

Since you started your petition the Government has announced a new government partnership with airlines to fly back more tourists stranded abroad: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-government-partnership-with-airlines-to-fly-back-more-tourists-stranded-abroad

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips

Timeline

25 Mar 2020	Petition opened for signatures
2 Apr 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 2 Apr 2020

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