தஸ்லிமா விசாவை நீடிக்கக்கூடாது - சிபிஎம் நடுவண் அரசிடம் வற்புறுத்தல்

நந்திக்கிராமத்தில் முஸ்லீம்களை சிபிஎம் குண்டர்கள் கொன்றது எல்லோருக்கும் மறந்துபோய், தஸ்லிமாவை வைத்து முஸ்லீம்களின் காவலனாக ஆக முயற்சிக்கும் சிபிஎம் கம்யூனிஸ்டுகளுக்கு வாழ்த்துக்கள்

WB govt had objected to extension of Nasreen's visa: Congress
PTI
Monday, November 26, 2007 18:00 IST


NEW DELHI: The Taslima Nasreen issue acquired a new dimension on Monday, with the Congress claiming that the West Bengal government had objected to extension of her visa which was over-ruled by the Centre.

It also claimed that the Centre was completely in the dark on Nasreen being moved from one place to another, from Kolkata to Jaipur and then to Delhi.

AICC spokesman Abhishek Singhvi hit back at the BJP and also appeared critical of the Left Front government in West Bengal, saying, "Nobody has the right in this country to take her here and there without the Centre's permission."

Steering clear of questions on whether the Congress or the Central government agreed with the views of the controversial Bangladesh writer, Singhvi said it is not important whether the government agreed or disagreed with the content of her views.

"Agreement or disagreement with the content of views has nothing to do with grant or denial of permission to stay in the country," he said.

Singhvi said when the Centre was examining the request to extend Nasreen's visa, the West Bengal government had raised some 'legitimate objections' that the Union Government later over-ruled and granted her permission to stay on.

He said there are set rules for granting such visas and cited the example of Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama.

"Such people have to observe certain conditionalities, such as they cannot participate in political activities and should not cause strains in our relations with any country," Singhvi said.