Vaishali Yadav, a medical student in Ukraine, is the daughter of Samajwadi Party leader Mahendra Singh Yadav and was elected Gram Pradhan of Tera Pursauli last year.
A medical student from Ukraine put out an emotional post on February 24 seeking help to return home to Uttar Pradesh. Eventually, it turned out that she is the Gram Pradhan of Tera Pursauli in Uttar Pradesh and is the daughter of Samajwadi Party leader Mahendra Singh Yadav.
This is the story of Vaishali Yadav. She was elected the village panchayat head (Gram Pradhan) of Tera Pursauli in Hardoi district in Uttar Pradesh last year. After the polls, she decided to return to Ukraine to pursue her medical studies. Her father, Mahendra Singh Yadav, is a Samajwadi Party leader and local strongman. He is a former Block Pramukh.
News18 reported that villagers were unaware that Vaishali had shifted to Ukraine after winning the polls and were furious once they got the news about her long absence from the village. They want her to return home safely first.
The Panchayati Raj Department, the nodal department for local development work in villages, has taken cognisance of her absence and will launch an investigation to ascertain how funds were utilised in her absence.
This could lead to the criminal indictment, as Gram Pradhan has to inform the authorities if he/she is absent for long. Also, Gram Pradhan is mandated to be present in the village council meetings.
On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military operation in Ukraine. More than 20000 Indians were stranded in the conflict.
Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla Tuesday (March 1) said of about 20000 students in Ukraine, about 12000 have left the country. He also said that no Indian national is currently stranded in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.
“All of our nationals have left Kyiv. The information with us is that we have no more nationals left in Kyiv, nobody has contacted us from Kyiv since,” Shri Shringla said.
In an unfortunate incident, Indian national Naveen Shekarappa Gyanagoudar, pursuing medicine in Ukraine, lost his life in Kharkiv.
In a statement on Tuesday (March 1), the Ministry of External Affairs said, “With profound sorrow we confirm that an Indian student lost his life in shelling in Kharkiv this morning. The Ministry is in touch with his family. We convey our deepest condolences to the family.”
In an urgent advisory to the Indian nationals in Ukraine, the Indian Embassy in Ukraine posted Wednesday (March 2) evening “URGENT ADVISORY TO ALL INDIAN NATIONALS IN KHARKIV. FOR THEIR SAFETY AND SECURITY THEY MUST LEAVE KHARKIV IMMEDIATELY. PROCEED TO PESOCHIN, BABAYE AND BEZLYUDOVKA AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. UNDER ALL CIRCUMSTANCES THEY MUST REACH THESE SETTLEMENTS *BY 1800 HRS (UKRAINIAN TIME) TODAY*.”
