Guest guest Posted September 29, 2006 Report Share Posted September 29, 2006 VISHWA HINDU PARISHAD INDRAPRASTHA <ivhpmedia > wrote: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 11:23:02 +0530 "VISHWA HINDU PARISHAD INDRAPRASTHA" <ivhpmedia > vhpvinod Fwd: Voting rights for NRIs soon Voting rights for NRIs soon Times of India 28 Sep, 2006 NEW DELHI: The Indian government is likely to introduce an amendment to the Representation of People Act (RPA) in the next session of Parliament to allow voting rights for non-resident Indians (NRIs). "The parliamentary standing committee has submitted its report which says these amendments should be introduced," Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi said at a news conference. Earlier this month, Ravi had said that the standing committee's report was positive and the bill would be passed without any major changes. During the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2006, the annual conclave of the Indian diapsora, held in Hyderabad in January this year, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had promised voting rights to NRIs. The prime minister had said the demand for such rights had a "convincing political basis" and had assured the delegates that his government would take appropriate measures in this regard. Regards VINOD BANSAL (MEDIA PRAMUKH) Indraprastha Vishwa Hindu Parishad M - 98109 49109 ivhpmedia All-new Mail - Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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