This Hindu child will be separated from mother after being divided between India and Pakistan! Visa rules get in the way
Following the Pahalgam terror attack, the general public is also paying the price. Following the government's directive, Pakistani nationals are compelled to move away from family and near and dear ones. In Jaisalmer alone, more than 1,200 Pakistani nationals, who had come to India on short-term visas, are in despair as the blade of being ousted hangs over their heads.
India-Pakistan relations have worsened following the Pahalgam terror attack. Very soon after the attack, India made a number of stern decisions including April 27 deadline for Pakistani nationals residing in the country. Now because of this move, numerous individuals from Pakistan are meeting a lot of hardships and are compelled to leave away from their loved ones once again.
Hindu mother is also falling victim to this decision
A Hindu mother is also falling victim to this decision since she will have to leave her little child behind. Radha Bheel, a 27-year-old Pakistani woman residing in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, might have to be parted from her younger son once again. After waiting for 2 long years, Radha was finally able to graft this portion of her liver onto her chest 20 days ago. But now following the Pahalgam attack, the son might have to be parted from his mother once again.
Deadline to depart from the country by April 27
Following the Pahalgam terror attack, India acted quickly to revoke Pakistani visas and directed that all Pakistani nationals residing in India should exit by April 27. Since the order, it is hard for individuals from Pakistan to remain here, yet the family is trying every moment to ensure that the mother and son are not separated again. The time limit to depart the country is until April 27, and hence it has to be seen if the Indian authorities provide this little child with a concession to stay with the mother. Similar to Radha, there are many Hindu families from Pakistan in Rajasthan who have stayed here on short-term visas (STVs). In Jaisalmer alone, over 1,200 Pakistani nationals on short-term visas are highly depressed as the sword of being outside the country hangs over them.
The child was not able to come with the mother in 2023
For those who have Long Term Visas (LTVs), ASP Narpat Singh, also the Foreign Regional Registration Office (FRRO), informed TOI that his office is holding out for the order from Ministry of Home Affairs since there has been a guarantee that long-term visa holders do not have to worry as of now. Radha Bheel and her husband Raju Ram (30) and their 2 daughters, aged 8 and 7 years, traveled to India in Feb 2023 on short-term visas. The Bhil couple's son Ghanshyam, who was barely 2 months old at the time, though, was not granted a visa. Neither were Raju Ram's parents given short-term visas. It was a two-year wait for Ghanshyam and his grandparents to reach India through STV. They reached India on April 6.
I'll have to be separated again: Helpless mother
The helpless mother is heartbroken with the decision of the government. Sobbing Radha told, "I waited for 2 years to hold my child in my arms, but after staying together for a few days, again I will have to be separated from him." Likewise in Jaisalmer, Dilip Singh Sodha, who had come from Pakistan as a refugee fleeing religious persecution, said, "You can shoot us here. If we die here, at least our ashes will be thrown in Haridwar."
