Submitted on Wednesday 25th March 2020
Rejected on Thursday 2nd April 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
BRING HOME BRITISH NATIONALS STRANDED IN INDIA
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.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/307260
Since you started your petition the Government has announced a new government partnership with airlines to fly back more tourists stranded abroad: 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: www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
UK Government website: www.gov.uk/coronavirus
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
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