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'Biased' Canada insults India again
26 May 2010, 1618 hrs IST
A week after Canada refused BSF constable Fateh Singh Pandher a visa on grounds that he was associated with a 'notoriously violent force', two more shocking cases have emerged.
The first case is one of retired Lieutenant General AS Bahia a member of defence appellate tribunal who has alleged that Canadian Home office refused to grant him a visa because he had served in Jammu & Kashmir and his unit the Rashtriya Rifles according to Canada was involved in rights violations.
After the insult, Lt Gen (Retd) A S Bahia has said that he applied for a Canadian visa and it was refused. He added that he has written to appropriate Indian Government authorities on the issue.
Content of Bahia's letter read: "I had applied for a canadian visa. It was refused. I have written to appropriate Indian government authorities." Bahia says that he did not volunteer to go to J & K. He was sent there. If that is so, why shouldn't the government of India look after mine and other officers' interests now?"
Lt Gen (Retd) A S Bahia is a member of the defence appellate tribunal and even Commanded a Rashtriya Rifles in J&K. He was even a Brigadier and General staff with 16 corps.
The canadian government has only quoted from amnesty international's report which says that india committed war crimes that led to the death of 70,000 people.
Letter of the Canadian high commission to judge states his visa is being denied under war crime act of Canada. The consulate general of Canada in a letter to judge Bahia said that he was posted in Jammu and Kashmir with the Indian defence forces.
The Canadian high commission also said: There are concerns over your tenure in J & K."
Quoting Amnesty International, the letter said defence forces were involved in certain excesses in the region which is violation of their law and thus his tourist visa application shall be rejected.
The second case involves an ex-IB officer of deputy director rank who has been denied a visa because the Canadian government beleives he will snoop around. The Ministry of Home Affairs has strongly opposed it through MEA.
Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao reacting on fresh cases of visas being denied by Canada high commission said the Indian high commission would take up the matter with the government. Expressing concern over the matter, she said India would take up the matter seriously.
The issue first came to light when the Canadian high commission deniad a visa to a retired Border Security Force (BSF) trooper Fateh Singh Pandher on grounds that he was associated with a 'notoriously violent force'.
'The matter was taken up immediately with the Canadian high commission,' Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao told reporters. "We take this matter very seriously. We have expressed concern and we continue to take this seriously," Rao said.
Last week, the Canadian high commission refused a visa to Fateh Singh Pandher, a retired BSF constable, on grounds that he was associated with a 'notoriously violent force'.
The denial of visa and the reason given for it sparked public outrage in India, prompting the Canadian authorities to go on a damage control exercise.
Government sources have told TIMES NOW that India's track record on human rights is better than many other powers. Sources add that the canadian government has no right to hold all individual officers responsible.
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'Biased' Canada insults India again- TIMESNOW.tv - Latest Breaking News, Big News Stories, News Videos
26 May 2010, 1618 hrs IST
A week after Canada refused BSF constable Fateh Singh Pandher a visa on grounds that he was associated with a 'notoriously violent force', two more shocking cases have emerged.
The first case is one of retired Lieutenant General AS Bahia a member of defence appellate tribunal who has alleged that Canadian Home office refused to grant him a visa because he had served in Jammu & Kashmir and his unit the Rashtriya Rifles according to Canada was involved in rights violations.
After the insult, Lt Gen (Retd) A S Bahia has said that he applied for a Canadian visa and it was refused. He added that he has written to appropriate Indian Government authorities on the issue.
Content of Bahia's letter read: "I had applied for a canadian visa. It was refused. I have written to appropriate Indian government authorities." Bahia says that he did not volunteer to go to J & K. He was sent there. If that is so, why shouldn't the government of India look after mine and other officers' interests now?"
Lt Gen (Retd) A S Bahia is a member of the defence appellate tribunal and even Commanded a Rashtriya Rifles in J&K. He was even a Brigadier and General staff with 16 corps.
The canadian government has only quoted from amnesty international's report which says that india committed war crimes that led to the death of 70,000 people.
Letter of the Canadian high commission to judge states his visa is being denied under war crime act of Canada. The consulate general of Canada in a letter to judge Bahia said that he was posted in Jammu and Kashmir with the Indian defence forces.
The Canadian high commission also said: There are concerns over your tenure in J & K."
Quoting Amnesty International, the letter said defence forces were involved in certain excesses in the region which is violation of their law and thus his tourist visa application shall be rejected.
The second case involves an ex-IB officer of deputy director rank who has been denied a visa because the Canadian government beleives he will snoop around. The Ministry of Home Affairs has strongly opposed it through MEA.
Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao reacting on fresh cases of visas being denied by Canada high commission said the Indian high commission would take up the matter with the government. Expressing concern over the matter, she said India would take up the matter seriously.
The issue first came to light when the Canadian high commission deniad a visa to a retired Border Security Force (BSF) trooper Fateh Singh Pandher on grounds that he was associated with a 'notoriously violent force'.
'The matter was taken up immediately with the Canadian high commission,' Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao told reporters. "We take this matter very seriously. We have expressed concern and we continue to take this seriously," Rao said.
Last week, the Canadian high commission refused a visa to Fateh Singh Pandher, a retired BSF constable, on grounds that he was associated with a 'notoriously violent force'.
The denial of visa and the reason given for it sparked public outrage in India, prompting the Canadian authorities to go on a damage control exercise.
Government sources have told TIMES NOW that India's track record on human rights is better than many other powers. Sources add that the canadian government has no right to hold all individual officers responsible.
Link:
'Biased' Canada insults India again- TIMESNOW.tv - Latest Breaking News, Big News Stories, News Videos
