Govt of India should honour NRI MPs with Gratis Visa
Press Trust of India / London Aug 20, 2009, 08:44 IST
India should offer visas free of charge to NRI lawmakers from all over the world, Chairman of the Minorities Commission Tarlochan Singh has said.
Singh, who is here as chairman of the Media Committee of the Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010, told newsmen that there might be around two dozen NRI MPs spread over Canada, UK, Malaysia and Singapore, who have made their mark in their adopted country.
He said India should honour them by offering 'Gratis Visas' to them.
Singh said the Indian government should also issue visas to Sikhs from Afghanistan for a longer period. At present, they were given visas for only three months.
He pointed out that the that British government had given citizenship to Sikh refugees from Afghanistan.
He also suggested that Sikhs blacklisted after Operation Bluestar be allowed to visit the Golden Temple as a goodwill gesture so that they could join the mainstream NRI community.
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