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Odia Youth ‘Trapped’ In Dubai; Baijayant Panda Writes To Indian Consulate For His Return

Bhubaneswar: BJP vice-president and former MP Baijayant Panda on Tuesday wrote to the Indian Consulate in Dubai after the parents of an Odia youth said that their son was not being allowed to return to the state from Dubai and sought his intervention.

Panda requested the Indian consulate in Dubai to take steps to ensure the Odia youth’s return to the state.

The youth, Biswaranjan Routray, who is from Salikanta village in Garadpur block of Kendrapara district, left for Dubai on November 21 for a better livelihood.

He got employment in a private firm. He was told that his would be an eight-hour duty shift but later he was allegedly forced to work for 12 hours. He has alleged that when he protested, he was kept in bad conditions, given little food and harassed. The company has demanded Rs 1 lakh to relieve him, he alleged further.

His parents had appealed to Panda to intervene and ensure the return of his son.

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