New Delhi: During the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the issue of Ariha, an innocent girl of about three years, also came up. After all, who is this Ariha and why was the issue of this girl raised during the PM Modi-Olaf Scholz meeting?…Let us tell you the whole matter. Let us tell you that Indian girl Ariha Shah has been kept in foster care (child care home) in Germany. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri gave this information. There has been a campaign going on for a long time to reunite Ariha with her parents.
The Indian Foreign Secretary told the press conference that the Chancellor assured Prime Minister Modi that he is keeping a very close watch on this issue. Ariha has been in a child care home in Germany for nearly 36 months after being accused of hurting the child. Her father Bhavesh Shah and mother Dhara Shah are residents of Mira Bhayandar in Thane district of Maharashtra. “We are keeping a very close eye on this entire matter,” Misri said. Our Embassy in Berlin has taken up this issue. A few weeks ago, when our External Affairs Minister was in Germany, he had also raised this issue strongly with his counterpart.
What answer did Germany give on Ariha?
“Yes, I can confirm that this issue was raised during today's meeting also,” Mistry said. We told Germany that the environment in which the Indian girl child is growing up is not hers at the cultural, religious, linguistic level and is not natural and there is a need to resolve this situation.'' The Foreign Secretary said that Scholz told Modi. He assured that “he is keeping a very close eye on this issue and will continue to pay attention to it in future also.” I am confident that both sides will maintain contact through various mediums. (Language)
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