New Delhi, Dec. 3 -- Ahead of Russian President Putin's visit to India, Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) MP Hanuman Beniwal on Wednesday urged the Centre to initiate high-level diplomatic efforts to secure the safe return of 61 Indian students.

He alleged that these students were pushed into the Russia-Ukraine war despite travelling on work and study visas.

Speaking to ANI, Hanuman Beniwal said, "Indian students and youth who went to Russia on work and study visas were thrown into the Ukrainian war... High-level diplomatic discussions should be held to ensure the safe return of these 61 students. It is the moral duty of PM Modi and the BJP to ensure the safe return of these children. I raised this issue in Parliament."

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