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AAP MLA DEPORTATION: Sushma Swaraj responds positively to Rana KP Singh's letter
Published : Aug 30, 2018, 5:02 pm IST
Updated : Aug 30, 2018, 5:02 pm IST
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Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj
Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj

External Affairs Minister assures, Indian High Commission in Ottawa following the matter scrupulously...

Taking serious note of the letter of Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Rana KP Singh on the issue of denial entry to two members of the Punjab Legislative Assembly Mr. Kultar Singh Sandhwan and Mr. Amarjit Singh Sandoa at Ottawa Airport on July 21, 2018, the Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj has responded positively. In the letter to the Speaker, the Union Minister said that the Indian High Commission in Ottawa has taken up the matter with the Canadian Government seeking the circumstances and reasons for this deplorable action by the Canadian immigration authorities.

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Assuring the Speaker to follow the matter scrupulously, Ms. Sushma Swaraj said, "We take all matters pertaining to members of our legislative bodies very seriously. In fact, the moment I was apprised of the treatment meted out to the two AAP MLAs by the Canadian authorities, my office immediately contacted the High Commissioner in Ottawa to ascertain the facts." She further wrote, "I fully agree with you that elected members of our Assemblies deserve to be treated with courtesy and respect whenever they travel abroad. The Canadian Foreign Office has sent the mission an interim response stating that 'consultations with the Canadian Border Services Agency are ongoing to determine a comprehensive response'.

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Our Mission will continue to pursue this issue with the Canadian side to ensure that such incidents do not recur in the future." The Speaker Rana KP Singh has advised all the MLAs to follow the prescribed procedure for their visit to abroad including obtaining of political clearance from the ministry of external affairs and providing prior information to Indian Missions abroad, even for their private visits. The External Affairs Minister also said that Indian diplomats in Canada were unaware of the visit of these two MLAs. Neither was the Indian External Affairs Ministry informed of the visit nor the requisite political clearance sought.

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