India should honour NRI MPs with Gratis Visa

London, Aug 20 (PTI) India should offer visas free of
charge to Non-Resident Indians (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.
PTI