Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, March 25

Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Wednesday urged the Centre and the Maharashtra Government to immediately evacuate 2,000 pilgrims stuck in Nanded Sahib in the wake of countrywide lockdown.

He tweeted in this connection and written letters to Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Maharashtra Chief Minister Udhav Thackeray, a government spokesperson said.

Subsequently, the Maharashtra Government responded with the assurance that action would be taken to help out the stranded pilgrims.

The Maharashtra Chief Minister’s office conveyed to Chief Minister’s Office, Punjab, that steps were being taken in this respect, while Maharashtra Tourism, Environment and Protocol Minister Aditya Thackeray responded to Captain Amarinder’s tweet that: “Thank you sir @capt_amarinder ji. Will look into it and do the needful.”

As trains were cancelled

and the nationwide lockdown imposed, there is no possibility to bring pilgrims back to Punjab without special approval of the Centre, wrote Capt Amarinder.