The Home Ministry has ordered a probe into the incident of leading Pakistani human rights activist and former minister, Ansar Burney, being deported from Delhi back to Dubai on Friday night.
Foreigners Regional Registration Office has already submitted its preliminary report to the ministry. The report, sources indicate, claims that Burney was deported as his papers were not in order.
Burney, who was instrumental in having Indian prisoner Kashmir Singh released, had arrived in India to participate in an anti-terrorism conference involving both the countries in New Delhi. He had arrived here from London via Dubai.
The home secretary met the foreign secretary on Saturday and discusses the matter that is being seen as a major embarrassment for the government.
Talking to TOI from Delhi airport, Burney had said, "This is the most heartbreaking moment in my life... I can't understand how the Indian government could deport a person who is relentlessly working for the good of Indians lodged in Pakistani jails."
Burney said he was not given any reason by the immigration officials but was told to go back to Dubai. Burney had played a major role in securing the release of Indian prisoner Kashmir Singh from Pakistan's Kot Lakhpat Jail.
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NEW DELHI: Unhappy with the handling of the Gujjar crisis, the Rajasthan government on Saturday asked Director General of Police Amarjot Singh Gill to go on a long leave.
According to reports, KS Bains will now act as the new DGP.
Till Friday, more than 42 people had lost their lives in the clashes between Gujjars and Rajasthan police.
Meanwhile, the Gujjar organisation spearheading the ongoing agitation for ST status for the community on Friday passed a resolution expressing no-confidence in the BJP government in Rajasthan.
The Gujjars have now sought Centre's intervention to resolve the matte.
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KHADAKVASLA: Defence Minister A K Antony fainted during the passing out parade ceremony at the National Defence Academy here on Saturday morning and was rushed to a hospital, officials said.
After receiving the parade and conferring medals on cadets of the 114th batch, Antony slumped on the dais and officials around him immediately brought a chair for him to sit, they said.
Antony regained his consciousness after sometime and insisted on continuing the ceremony. He, however, again slumped after a few minutes and started vomiting on the dais.
The 68-year-old Defence Minister was immediately rushed to the military hospital located within the campus, they said.
Antony's condition was stated to be stable and he was doing fine, officials sources quoted doctors at the hospital as saying.
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