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Sovereign function: MEA on visa cancellations for foreign speakers at Congress event
By India Today News Desk2 min read at India Today
In brief
The Ministry of External Affairs stated that visa matters are a sovereign function of any government, responding to reports that visas of several foreign speakers, including Norwegian journalist Helle Lyng, were denied or revoked ahead of the Bharat Summit in Hyderabad.
The Congress party questioned the government's decision and asked why it was afraid of questions, while Lyng asked Home Minister Amit Shah why her visa was cancelled.
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The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday said visa matters were the of any government, amid reports that visas of several foreign speakers were denied or revoked ahead of the Bharat Summit in Hyderabad, news agency Press Trust of India reported.
Those affected reportedly included Norwegian journalist Helle Lyng, who was scheduled to speak at the summit. The Congress, which organised the event on November 13 and 14, questioned the government's decision.
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