Deepkamal Kaur
Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, August 7
Several families of the Doaba region feel indebted to the late External Affairs Minister who came to their aid when their loved ones got stuck up in foreign lands.
Kulwant Kaur of Ajtani village of Nurmahal believes had she not got Swaraj’s help, she would have lived a life of slave in Saudi Arabia.
“When I came to know about her demise, I could not hold back my tears. She was like a messiah to me. Just days after my family contacted her on Twitter in May 2017, I was brought back home safely,” she said.
Ikwinder Kaur (32) of Bhugarni village of Hoshiarpur, too, has a similar experience to share: “A friend of mine from the same village sold me off to a Saudi Arabia family. I had three kids to look after and I left them with my husband believing that I would go abroad and give a better life to my family. But I never knew what lay ahead. Had it not for the timely help of our ex-minister, I would have never united with my family again.”
The family members of those who lost their loved ones during the Islamic State terror in Iraq a few years back too fondly remember Swaraj.
“Even though she could not bring back my husband, she always lend us an ear. She pacified us like a mother and always kindled our waning hope. We also cannot forget the emotional speech that she made in Parliament,” said Manjit Kaur of Rurka Kalan in Jalandhar.
Swaraj helped all: Dalbir Kaur
Dalbir Kaur, sister of slain Pakistan prisoner Sarabjit Singh, fondly remembered how Swaraj helped her in her efforts to bring his brother back to India. She also remembered visiting Swaraj in Parliament and at times at her Delhi residence and how she always spoke to her in Punjabi. She said whether it was Hamid Ansari or Kulbhushan Jadhav, she extended help to all.
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