40 Rajya Sabha and 25 Lok Sabha MPs write letter to Obama against Modi visa

    By TCN News
    New York: As BJP President continue to make the case in the US for revoking of visa ban on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, a letter has surfaced containing signatures of 65 Indian MPs asking US not to change its visa policy against Modi.

    The exact letter with two copies signed by 40 Rajya Sabha and 25 Lok Sabha MPs is dated Nov 26th and Dec 5th of last year. It is not clear when the letter was actually sent to the White House but it is only today that the content of the letter has been made public.

    In the letter MPs urge President Obama to “maintan the current policy of denying Mr. Modi a visa to the United States.” The letter further said that the visa by the United States will “legitimize Mr. Modi’s human rights violations and seriously impact the nature of US-India relations.”

    Rajya Sabha letter: http://coalitionagainstgenocide.org/press/support/letter-rs-mps-obama.pdf

    Lok Sabha letter: http://coalitionagainstgenocide.org/press/support/letter-ls-mps-obama.pdf