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BANGLADESHI NATIONALS

Delhi says no decision on visa-free entry

Our Correspondent, New Delhi
India has said it does not make any decision nor any move on visa-free entry of Bangladeshi nationals into India.
"We have seen reports in the press regarding the 'decision' on visa-free entry for Bangladeshis. It is hereby clarified that no such decision has been taken by the government nor is any such move under its consideration," Indian external affairs ministry spokesman said on Saturday.
Earlier on the day, Tarun Gogoi, chief minister of the northeastern state of Assam, had told a press conference in Guwahati, the capital of Assam, that his government is opposed to any relaxation of visa norms for free entry into India of Bangladeshis below 18 years and above 65 years.
Gogoi also said his government had rejected a revised proposal by the Indian government for relaxation of visa norms giving free entry to Bangladeshi citizens below 10 years and above 70 years into India.
The earlier proposal sent to the state was whether the visa-free entry should be given to Bangladeshis below 18 years and above 65 years, he said.
The chief minister said the state government had received communication on June 19 from the Ministry of External Affairs, seeking its opinion on the proposal, and a second revised
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proposal was sent after the first one was turned down.
"We have rejected this proposal and informed the Centre (the federal Indian government) accordingly. We are opposed to visa-free entry to any national from Bangladesh irrespective of age," Gogoi mentioned.
"This is not visa-on-arrival. We do not have any issue on that as we have already such facility with many countries. The LIPA government had proposed visa-on-arrival with Bangladesh, but the latest proposal from the NDA government is for visa-free entry to a select group of Bangladeshis," he said.
The Indian government, he said, had sent the proposals, which were aimed at improving relations with Bangladesh as External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj would make a three-day visit to Bangladesh from June 25, during which she would meet its top leadership and was likely to discuss issues such as relaxing visa norms.
"This is a complete U-turn from the poll promise. The BJP had said something else during the campaign and is now doing completely the opposite after coming to power," he said.
"People voted for BJP which promised to control price rise, reduce corruption and deport Bangladeshi infiltrators," Gogoi added.