Burney says govt clarification is in bad taste
Within minutes of government denying that Ansar Burney was deported, the former Pakistan Human Rights Minister reacted sharply saying the statement was in "bad taste" and that "India should have come out with the truth".
By PTI |
NEW DELHI: Within minutes of government denying that Ansar Burney was deported, the former Pakistan Human Rights Minister reacted sharply saying the statement was in "bad taste" and that "India should have come out with the truth".
"I was deported and even made to sign papers regarding this. This is not fair. At least the government should have come out with the truth now," Burney told PTI over phone from London.
His reaction came moments after Union Home Ministry, in its vague two-paragraph statement, claimed that Burney was "denied entry, and not deported" on account of "inadequate documentation".
"The statement is in bad taste. Whatever has happened has happened. Now the government should have come out with the actual picture," he said.
"These were the very same documents that took me to India only six weeks back," Burney said and added that he had no plans to visit India as of now.
He said a Joint Secretary from the Ministry of External Affairs had called him up in London to express regrets about the incident and also invited him to come to India anytime.
Burney was deported last night upon his arrival from Dubai. "I was asked to sign deportation papers and hurriedly packed into the Emirate Airlines flight which took me back to Dubai," he said.
"I was deported and even made to sign papers regarding this. This is not fair. At least the government should have come out with the truth now," Burney told PTI over phone from London.
His reaction came moments after Union Home Ministry, in its vague two-paragraph statement, claimed that Burney was "denied entry, and not deported" on account of "inadequate documentation".
"The statement is in bad taste. Whatever has happened has happened. Now the government should have come out with the actual picture," he said.
"These were the very same documents that took me to India only six weeks back," Burney said and added that he had no plans to visit India as of now.
He said a Joint Secretary from the Ministry of External Affairs had called him up in London to express regrets about the incident and also invited him to come to India anytime.
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Burney was deported last night upon his arrival from Dubai. "I was asked to sign deportation papers and hurriedly packed into the Emirate Airlines flight which took me back to Dubai," he said.
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