Guest guest Posted January 9, 2002 Report Share Posted January 9, 2002 Title: Govt resolves issue of dual citizenship >Author: >Publication: Rediff >jan. 8, 2002 > > Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Tuesday > announced that the government has resolved the issue > of dual citizenship, which would facilitate Indians > settled abroad to make their contributions in the > progress of the country. > > "There were problems in resolving the issue. But now > the issue has been resolved and I am hopeful that > Indians settled abroad would find it suitable," he said > after receiving the report of the high level committee on Indian diaspora, > headed by noted jurist L M Singhvi. > > He said, "We are in favour of dual citizenship, but not dual loyalty.'' > > Vajpayee said that Indians settled abroad should also have loyalty to the > countries where they had settled and would fulfil their responsibilities as > citizens of those countries. > > Singhvi said the committee had identified the US, the UK, Canada, > Australia, New Zealand, a large part of Europe and Singapore for > implementation of dual citizenship. > > He said the committee recommended dual citizenship within the framework > of the Citizenship Act and it did not involve any amendment in the > Constitution. >---- > http://www.ofbjp.org >---- >A worldwide community of BJP's friends, supporters and activists: >Friends of the BJP - Worldwide: http://www.ofbjp.org/fob >---- > > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: Click Here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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