Difficulties of Tri-Valley students raised in Lok Sabha

New Delhi, Feb 22 (PTI) Difficulties faced by students of
the Tri-Valley University in the US, which was closed down
following charges of running an immigration racket, were
raised in the Lok Sabha, the Lower House of the Indian
Parliament, on Tuesday, with all political parties
expressing concern over the issue.
Around 1,500 students - mostly from India - were left
without a valid status to stay in the US after their
university was raided for allegedly running an immigration
racket enabling job-seekers to come in as students, Congress
member L Rajagopal said during Zero Hour.
He was supported by Leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj,
and Ramchandra Dome (CPI-M) who sought to know the steps by
the government to mitigate the sufferings of the students.
Rajagopal said most of the Indian students belonged to
poor families of the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh,
many of whom were tagged with radio-callers by the US
authorities for no fault of theirs.
He urged the government to engage an advocate in the US to
represent their case in that country, ensure their protection
and provide them counseling and guidance. Arrangements should
also be made to get them admitted in other universities, the
Congress member from Andhra Pradesh said.
Dome accused the government of not doing anything on the
issue.