Chandigarh, Aug. 26 -- Concerns have escalated for Punjabi truck drivers in the United States following a decision by U.S. authorities to impose restrictions on work visas for foreign truck drivers after a road accident involving a Punjabi driver in Florida. The move has sparked widespread anxiety among thousands of Punjabi drivers and their families, prompting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Punjab to urge the central government for immediate intervention.
In a letter to India's External Affairs Minister, BJP Punjab's working president, Ashwani Sharma, condemned the U.S. decision, arguing that penalizing an entire community for a single incident is unjust. Sharma emphasized that Punjabi truck drivers form the backbone of the U.S. logi...