The anti-farmer Narendra Modi government has cancelled Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) cards and long-term (LT) visas of people of Indian origin found involved in anti-India activities, targeting largely the Punjabi Sikh community abroad. . Indian government claims that it has been noticed that in several countries, particularly Canada, Indian students studying there have been participating in anti-India protests outside missions. The Indian government claims it has reportedly identified at least 12 such persons. If they try to travel to India, the Immigration Department has been advised to send them back to their origin of travel nation. So in essence, India is even denying their own citizens to return home for simply exercising their democratic rights of protest against a legitimate concern for their country’s farmers.

NEW DELHI - The anti-farmer Narendra Modi government has cancelled Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) cards and long-term (LT) visas of people of Indian origin found involved in anti-India activities, targeting largely the Punjabi Sikh community abroad.

Without disclosing the number of cancelled OCI cards and LT visas, sources claim action was taken against those who indulged in anti-India activities in the guise of supporting the ongoing farmers’ protest against three farm laws enacted by the Centre.

Indian missions in different countries have been keeping a close eye on the activities of the people of Indian origin participating in anti-India activities, sources say. The Indian government claims that it has been noticed that in several countries, particularly Canada, Indian students studying there have been participating in anti-India protests outside missions. The Indian government claims it has reportedly identified at least 12 such persons. If they try to travel to India, the Immigration Department has been advised to send them back to their origin of travel nation.

So in essence, India is even denying their own citizens to return home for simply exercising their democratic rights of protest against a legitimate concern for their country’s farmers.

In September, India registered a protest with the Canadian government over some comments made by a few political leaders of that country on the issue of farmers’ agitation, which, it claimed, was “interference in the internal matter”. India had asserted that it was not acceptable to it.

The farmers’ protest has been going on for almost a year.