“Such actions are condemnable. This practice should be stopped at once as non-resident Punjabis participated in the movement because they love their country and their motherland.”
— Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal, Punjab NRI Affairs Minister
Non-residents Punjabis who had taken part in the farmers’ agitation against the now-repealed farm laws were being harassed in various ways, including being prevented from entering India, Punjab NRI Affairs Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal alleged recently.
Dhaliwal, who was speaking at a ‘Videsh Sampark Programme’ jointly organised by the Union Ministry of External Affairs and the Punjab government’s NRI Affairs department, also asked the Centre to stop “harassing” non-resident Punjabis, reported PTI.
Dhaliwal said non-resident Indians (NRIs) who had participated in the farmers’ agitation were being harassed in various ways, including being prevented from entering India while several others were blacklisted, he said in a release. He also said that such actions were “condemnable”.
“Centre should formulate a concrete policy for those seeking political asylum abroad and allow foreign nationals, especially non-resident Punjabis, to buy agricultural land in Punjab.”
— Dhaliwal
This practice should be stopped at once as non-resident Punjabis participated in the movement because they love their country and their motherland, Dhaliwal said.
By behaving in such a way towards non-resident Punjabis, a negative message is being sent by the Government of India and it should be stopped, he added.
Dhaliwal further said the Centre should formulate a concrete policy for those seeking political asylum abroad. The minister also made a strong pitch to allow foreign nationals, especially non-resident Punjabis, to buy agricultural land in Punjab.
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