To: The Prime Minister of India and the Home Minister of India
This Petition is for all of the Diaspora, though Sikhs form the majority of the listed names to the best of our knowledge and belief. As the original assessment of risk at the time of inclusion of any name on this list may have significantly changed in the intervening years we request a fresh risk assessment of every Sikh name featuring on this list.
We cannot afford to have fundamentalists regroup overseas. We cannot afford the Indian Diaspora to feel disaffected. The Entry Blacklist should not provide political ammunition that these groups have been lacking for nearly 2 decades. The Blacklist must therefore be reviewed as follows:
i. The Black List must be made accessible under the provisions of the Right to Information Act, to enable individuals to see if they are included.
ii. All persons issued visas by our foreign missions but denied access on arrival in India must be compensated.
iii. Provide persons featuring on the list with the principal reason for their inclusion. Specifics may be withheld but at least the category of offence or allegation should be made available.
iv. Introduce an appeals process, preferably through an independent Appellate Authority, with final appeal to be determined by Courts
We need to review the complex bureaucratic processes that compose and edit the Black List. The Black List includes numerous injustices. We must urgently start the process for its review and concurrently the revision of the related statute, policies and procedures. This review should be in line with the letter by Jassi Khangura to the Honourable Prime Minister of India dated 2nd March 2010.
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March 25, 2010
Reaching this level of support has been a long and exhausting journey but seeing so many of you join this cause sustains me. The road ahead remains difficult yet your engagement proves that this issue can no longer be ignored by those in power.
Reached 100 supporters
March 25, 2010
6 Comments
My uncle hasnt seen his family in over 20 years. This list is outdated and hurts so many innocent people. Just give them a chance to clear their names.
ABOUT TIME THIS WAS ADDRESSED. Too many lives put on hold for decades.
Ridiculous that people dont even know why they are on a list. Transparency is the bare minimum we should expect.
Time for a change. Things have moved on and this blacklist just alienates the community for no good reason.
My father was blacklisted for something he supposedly did in the 90s. He is an old man now just let him visit the golden temple.
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To: The Prime Minister of India and the Home Minister of India
This Petition is for all of the Diaspora, though Sikhs form the majority of the listed names to the best of our knowledge and belief. As the original assessment of risk at the time of inclusion of any name on this list may have significantly changed in the intervening years we request a fresh risk assessment of every Sikh name featuring on this list.
We cannot afford to have fundamentalists regroup overseas. We cannot afford the Indian Diaspora to feel disaffected. The Entry Blacklist should not provide political ammunition that these groups have been lacking for nearly 2 decades. The Blacklist must therefore be reviewed as follows:
i. The Black List must be made accessible under the provisions of the Right to Information Act, to enable individuals to see if they are included.
ii. All persons issued visas by our foreign missions but denied access on arrival in India must be compensated.
iii. Provide persons featuring on the list with the principal reason for their inclusion. Specifics may be withheld but at least the category of offence or allegation should be made available.
iv. Introduce an appeals process, preferably through an independent Appellate Authority, with final appeal to be determined by Courts
We need to review the complex bureaucratic processes that compose and edit the Black List. The Black List includes numerous injustices. We must urgently start the process for its review and concurrently the revision of the related statute, policies and procedures. This review should be in line with the letter by Jassi Khangura to the Honourable Prime Minister of India dated 2nd March 2010.
Updates
March 25, 2010
Reaching this level of support has been a long and exhausting journey but seeing so many of you join this cause sustains me. The road ahead remains difficult yet your engagement proves that this issue can no longer be ignored by those in power.
Reached 100 supporters
March 25, 2010
6 Comments
We just want to visit our home and families. Stop the politics and let us go back.
My uncle hasnt seen his family in over 20 years. This list is outdated and hurts so many innocent people. Just give them a chance to clear their names.
ABOUT TIME THIS WAS ADDRESSED. Too many lives put on hold for decades.
Ridiculous that people dont even know why they are on a list. Transparency is the bare minimum we should expect.
Time for a change. Things have moved on and this blacklist just alienates the community for no good reason.
My father was blacklisted for something he supposedly did in the 90s. He is an old man now just let him visit the golden temple.
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We just want to visit our home and families. Stop the politics and let us go back.