PM Narendra Modi addressed an election rally in Robertsganj of UP on Wednesday (Image: ANI)

On March 2, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India's rising power made it possible for his government to evacuate citizens from war-torn Ukraine. The Prime Minister made it clear that the government would not spare any effort to bring its citizens home.

It is due to India's rising strength that we are able to safely evacuate our nationals stuck in Ukraine, for which we are running Operation Ganga, PM Modi said.

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The PM hit out at the Congress for their criticism of the government's efforts to bring home citizens stuck in Ukraine and other countries.

PM Modi said those who questioned the valour of armed forces and Make in India can't make the country strong.

PM Modi’s comment about evacuation in Ukraine comes a day before 57 seats of eastern UP go polls in the sixth phase of UP assembly polls on March 3. The last phase of the polling will be held on March 7 and the results will be announced on March 10.

More than 6,300 Indians are stranded in the eastern European nation of Ukraine and will be brought back through 31 flights, according to official sources quoted by a report. The flights will be operated by Air India, Air India Express, IndiGo, SpiceJet and the Indian Air Force.

PM Modi made all efforts to evacuate people stuck in Ukraine.

We are trying to evacuate people stuck in Ukraine. Thousands of people were brought back to India. The PM said that India will leave no stone unturned for the safe passage of Indians.

The government of India has launched an evacuation programme for Indians, including students, in special flights arranged as part of Operation Ganga, amidst a raging war in East European country.