Bangladeshi actor Ferdous Ahmed campaigning for Trinamool told to leave India, blacklisted too

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Lok Sabha elections 2019: Bangladeshi actor Ferdous Ahmed campaigning for Trinamool told to leave India, blacklisted too

The visa of Bangladeshi actor Ferdous Ahmed who campaigned for the Trinamool Congress has been cancelled. The home ministry has ordered the actor to leave the country and blacklisted him.

Bangladeshi actor Ferdous Ahmed’s visa cancelled for joining Trinamool campaign, ordered to leave the country(MajorSurendraPoonia/Twitter)
Updated: Apr 16, 2019 20:26 IST

By HT Correspondent , Hindustan Times

The visa of Bangladeshi actor Ferdous Ahmed has been cancelled after he campaigned for the Trinamool Congress in north Bengal. The union home ministry has ordered the actor to leave the country and blacklisted him.

“After receiving report from Bureau of Immigration regarding visa violations committed by a Bangladesh National Mr Ferdous Ahmed, MHA has cancelled his business visa and issued him a leave India notice. He also has been blacklisted,” a home ministry statement said.

Opposition parties in Bengal had protested the appearance of Ferdous at a Trinamool Congress road show and election rally in Raiganj, north Bengal, on Tuesday and demanded the cancellation of the candidature of Kanaia Lal Agarwal, the ruling party’s candidate from that constituency.


“The Election Commission of India (ECI) must find out what reason Ferdous cited in his application for a visa. Can a foreign national campaign for a candidate in India?” BJP state vice-president Jay Prakash Majumdar had said.

Forty-five year old Ahmed is a popular star in Bangladesh and has also acted in several films in ‘Tollywood’, the West Bengal film industry. He has starred in more than 200 films and won four national awards in his country as ‘best actor’, including one for an Indo-Bangladesh production directed by renowned West Bengal director, Basu Chatterjee.

After appearing at a roadshow in Raiganj on Sunday, Ahmed was seen on the dais of a rally, urging people to vote for Bengal’s ruling party and ‘Didi’ (CM Mamata Banerjee).

Payel Sarkar, a Bengali film actor who participated in the road show and rally along with the foreign actor, confirmed his presence. “I was there with him at the rally and road show. But it won’t be proper for me to comment,” she said.

Raiganj is keenly-fought seat with Agarwal locked in a triangular contest with Congress’s Deepa Dasmunshi and CPI-M’s Mohammad Salim.

Raiganj will vote during the second phase of the Lok Sabha election on April 18. The counting of votes of the seven-phased polls will be held on May 23.

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[Chhatrapati]

One thing you shouldn't do after getting a visa and entering country, is political campaign.

 

[Pakistani Fighter]

One thing you shouldn't do after getting a visa and entering country, is political campaign.

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[Chhatrapati]

Don't you ppl dare to attack Karachi. U ppl are gonna be in deep trouble

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Our airforce is alert in Karachi probably cuz of u guys

 

[Chhatrapati]

Our airforce is alert in Karachi probably cuz of u guys

Nonsense.

What's the connection to Bangladesh and your airforce doing this and that?

 

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Nonsense.

What's the connection to Bangladesh and your airforce doing this and that?

Nothing just giving u warning. That's all

 

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Nothing just giving u warning. That's all

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Modi is on drugs

 

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Lok Sabha elections 2019: Bangladeshi actor Ferdous Ahmed campaigning for Trinamool told to leave India, blacklisted too

The visa of Bangladeshi actor Ferdous Ahmed who campaigned for the Trinamool Congress has been cancelled. The home ministry has ordered the actor to leave the country and blacklisted him.

Bangladeshi actor Ferdous Ahmed’s visa cancelled for joining Trinamool campaign, ordered to leave the country(MajorSurendraPoonia/Twitter)
Updated: Apr 16, 2019 20:26 IST

By HT Correspondent , Hindustan Times

The visa of Bangladeshi actor Ferdous Ahmed has been cancelled after he campaigned for the Trinamool Congress in north Bengal. The union home ministry has ordered the actor to leave the country and blacklisted him.

“After receiving report from Bureau of Immigration regarding visa violations committed by a Bangladesh National Mr Ferdous Ahmed, MHA has cancelled his business visa and issued him a leave India notice. He also has been blacklisted,” a home ministry statement said.

Opposition parties in Bengal had protested the appearance of Ferdous at a Trinamool Congress road show and election rally in Raiganj, north Bengal, on Tuesday and demanded the cancellation of the candidature of Kanaia Lal Agarwal, the ruling party’s candidate from that constituency.


“The Election Commission of India (ECI) must find out what reason Ferdous cited in his application for a visa. Can a foreign national campaign for a candidate in India?” BJP state vice-president Jay Prakash Majumdar had said.

Forty-five year old Ahmed is a popular star in Bangladesh and has also acted in several films in ‘Tollywood’, the West Bengal film industry. He has starred in more than 200 films and won four national awards in his country as ‘best actor’, including one for an Indo-Bangladesh production directed by renowned West Bengal director, Basu Chatterjee.

After appearing at a roadshow in Raiganj on Sunday, Ahmed was seen on the dais of a rally, urging people to vote for Bengal’s ruling party and ‘Didi’ (CM Mamata Banerjee).

Payel Sarkar, a Bengali film actor who participated in the road show and rally along with the foreign actor, confirmed his presence. “I was there with him at the rally and road show. But it won’t be proper for me to comment,” she said.

Raiganj is keenly-fought seat with Agarwal locked in a triangular contest with Congress’s Deepa Dasmunshi and CPI-M’s Mohammad Salim.

Raiganj will vote during the second phase of the Lok Sabha election on April 18. The counting of votes of the seven-phased polls will be held on May 23.

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All decent people should campaign against Modi.

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Modi is on drugs

That’s nonsense, Modi has the secret to warp capability.

 

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That wasnt exactly an objection. but we got the point.Imran Khan.

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[Black_cats]

Bangladesh asks actor Ferdous to return after poll row

IANS | Kolkata | Last Updated at April 16 2019 22:25 IST

In the wake of a controversy over famed Bangladesh actor Ferdous Ahmed canvassing for a Trinamool Congress candidate in West Bengal, the Deputy High Commission for Bangladesh has asked him not to take part in the election campaign in India and return to his country.

It was also suggested to the actor that he should resume his shooting here after the election season gets over, an official at the Bangladeshi mission here said.

Ahmed, a Bangladeshi national now working in Bengali film industry, on Sunday campaigned for Trinamool's candidate Kanaia Lal Agarwal from Raiganj in North Dinajpur district. He was seen along with two other Bengali actors, Ankush Hazra and Payel Sarkar.

"Based on media reports, he was asked whether he participated in the campaign or not. Ahmed told us that he was there for the purpose of shooting and had participated in the (ongoing Lok Sabha election) campaign. It was not a right thing to take part in the election as a foreign national. He was asked to go back," the official told IANS.

"We have also suggested to him that he should resume his shooting activities after the election season gets over," the official added.

The Indian government, however, has cancelled Ahmed's visa and he has been asked to leave the country, the Union Home Ministry announced on Tuesday evening.

Asked about another Bangladeshi actor Gazi Abdun Noor, who was also seen campaigning for Trinamool, the official said: "He was seen in the video. But he did not utter any word. He merely raised his hands."

Trinamool candidate Agarwal, however, claimed that he has "no knowledge" about Ahmed campaigning for him and that he had not invitedthe Bangladeshi actor to canvass for him.

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday lodged a complaint against the Trinamool candidate on violation of model code of conduct on foreigner canvassing for a party.

The Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal is seeking clarification and instruction from the Election Commission on the issue which is "new" to the officials.

"It is a new thing and requires clarification and instructions. It has to be examined in view of the legal implication of such exercise. We are informing the details of the fact and seeking clarification from the Election Commission," Additional CEO Sanjay Basu told reporters here on Tuesday.

The CEO's office, which had sought a report from the district election officer regarding the incident of the Bangladeshi actor canvassing for the Trinamool, is also sending the report to the Commission, he added.

Basu, however, had said the Model Code of Conduct doesn't specifically state anything about a foreign national canvassing for any political party.

Asked if it is a violation of the poll code, he had said: "The MCC does not have anything specifically written regarding this."

On Noor, he said: "We have not received any complaint."

--IANS

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