Dharmendra Pradhan urges S Jaishankar to bring Odias from abroad to Bhubaneshwar directly

BHUBANESWAR: Petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday urged his cabinet colleague S Jaishankar, external affairs minister, to bring Odias from abroad back to Bhubaneswar directly.
He welcomed the Centre for the timely decision to bring back Indian nationals from abroad.
On Sunday, Pradhan had interacted with the Odia community members staying in the Gulf countries. He had told them to take up their request for repatriation directly to Bhubaneswar. "I will also request to similarly bring back Odia brothers and sisters from other regions of the world," he added.

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