01-12-2005, 09:29 PM
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Ahmedabad, Jan. 12 (PTI): Cautioning that granting of dual citizenship to all Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) from all countries was fraught with danger, Leader of the Opposition L K Advani, today asked<b> Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, if mafia don Dawood Ibrahim, and Chhota Shakeel would be welcomed</b>.
Addressing the Global Investors' Meet here, <b>Advani asked "Does this mean that mafia don Dawood Ibrahim, Chhota Shakeel and others, who have found safe havens in Pakistan and some Gulf countries, would be welcomed with dual citizenship?"</b>
<b>"Does this mean that millions of Bangladeshi infiltrators staying in India under the conniving eyes of Congress- Communist regime, can be granted dual citizenship if they claim that they were originally Indians who had migrated to East Pakistan?", Advani said</b>.
Recalling that Singh, while inaugurating the Pravasi Bharatiya Sammelan in Mumbai, had said that "I am aware that this (dual citizenship) was promised at the previous two editions of this event and I regret little has happened to implement this declaration of intent",<b> Advani said he was both "baffled and deeply disappointed" that "Singh had surrendered himself to the temptation of a politically motivated denigration of the NDA Government". </b>
Advani said "Let me put the records straight... On December 23, 2003, our Government got the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003 passed in Parliament. This legislation confers the right of dual citizenship to PIOs who are citizens of 16 countries including Australia, Canada, France, Greece, the UK, the US, Switzerland", Advani said.
<b>"Given the immense complexities injected into our illegal migrant detection and deportation procedures by the Congress- Communist regimes, the Prime Minister's assurance would certainly be a sweet music to nearly 12 million officially estimated Bangladeshi infiltrators staying in India", Advani said. </b>
The event, organised by the Gujarat Government, was inaugurated by Vice-President Bhairon Singh Shekawat, and attended by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, and Reliance Group Chairman Mukesh Ambani, among others.
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Ahmedabad, Jan. 12 (PTI): Cautioning that granting of dual citizenship to all Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) from all countries was fraught with danger, Leader of the Opposition L K Advani, today asked<b> Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, if mafia don Dawood Ibrahim, and Chhota Shakeel would be welcomed</b>.
Addressing the Global Investors' Meet here, <b>Advani asked "Does this mean that mafia don Dawood Ibrahim, Chhota Shakeel and others, who have found safe havens in Pakistan and some Gulf countries, would be welcomed with dual citizenship?"</b>
<b>"Does this mean that millions of Bangladeshi infiltrators staying in India under the conniving eyes of Congress- Communist regime, can be granted dual citizenship if they claim that they were originally Indians who had migrated to East Pakistan?", Advani said</b>.
Recalling that Singh, while inaugurating the Pravasi Bharatiya Sammelan in Mumbai, had said that "I am aware that this (dual citizenship) was promised at the previous two editions of this event and I regret little has happened to implement this declaration of intent",<b> Advani said he was both "baffled and deeply disappointed" that "Singh had surrendered himself to the temptation of a politically motivated denigration of the NDA Government". </b>
Advani said "Let me put the records straight... On December 23, 2003, our Government got the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003 passed in Parliament. This legislation confers the right of dual citizenship to PIOs who are citizens of 16 countries including Australia, Canada, France, Greece, the UK, the US, Switzerland", Advani said.
<b>"Given the immense complexities injected into our illegal migrant detection and deportation procedures by the Congress- Communist regimes, the Prime Minister's assurance would certainly be a sweet music to nearly 12 million officially estimated Bangladeshi infiltrators staying in India", Advani said. </b>
The event, organised by the Gujarat Government, was inaugurated by Vice-President Bhairon Singh Shekawat, and attended by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, and Reliance Group Chairman Mukesh Ambani, among others.
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