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Congress’s Punjab Capt Amarinder Wants Revision of Sikh Immigrants Blacklist

[Chandigarh,Punjab]Congress’s Punjab Capt Amarinder Wants Revision of Sikh Immigrants Blacklist
Congress’s Punjab chief Amarinder Singh today said the blacklist containing names of Sikhs who migrated to various countries during militancy must be revisited, arguing that all those who went abroad were not “anti-national” but most of them “actually job seekers”.
Amarinder said he will take up the matter with Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.
He was speaking to media persons two days after his return from the United States.
He said those who used “political asylum” to seek jobs should be allowed to visit India, though he advocated excluding “anti-nationals”.
He dismissed allegations levelled by the SFJ that he “prompted or patronised” the police officers allegedly involved in torture of people during the days of militancy.
On the list of PCC vice presidents, general secretaries, and district presidents, released on Saturday, Amarinder said he had tried to accommodate as many people as possible.
He also made it clear he had not removed any of the earlier office-bearers but had only made some additions.
He said some people left out in the original list and were also being accommodated.