Tourism minister meets attacked Swiss couple
On Saturday, Union Tourism Minister KJ Alphons paid a visit to the Delhi hospital and met the Swiss tourist couple, who were attacked by youths at Fatehpur Sikri in Uttar Pradesh. Quentin Jeremy Clerc and Marie Droz, both 24, came to India from Lausanne in Switzerland on September 30 and were attacked on Sunday with stones and sticks for refusing to get a selfie clicked with them.
During his visit, the minister also held a discussion with the hospital management and doctors regarding their treatment. Both the patients are recovering fast and they are very happy about the treatment they have received at the hospital, said an official statement.
Earlier, Alphons had also written to Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath, and said, “I am deeply concerned that two Swiss citizens were attacked and injured at Fatehpur Sikri yesterday. You would kindly appreciate that such incidents negatively impact our image and are detrimental to our efforts in promoting India as a tourism destination. A fast and speedy response in identifying and ensuring speedy action including a conviction of the guilty would be reassuring, as also a good message of our efforts to prevent recurrence of such incidents.”
On Friday, Alphons had also commented …read more
