New Delhi: The CPI(M) on Saturday slammed the federal government, claiming it didn’t grant political clearance to occasion MP V Sivadasan to take part in a parliamentary discussion board in Venezuela and referred to as it an try and stifle the voices of those that didn’t conform with the ruling occasion’s views.
Terming the denial of permission “political discrimination”, the CPI(M) mentioned this must be a matter of concern for all opposition events and their MPs.
The PB condemns Central authorities’s choice denying political clearance to comrade V Sivadasan to attend Parliamentarian’s Discussion board Towards Fascism! pic.twitter.com/uNB0y4Xkst
— CPI (M) (@cpimspeak) November 2, 2024
“The Polit Bureau of the Communist Occasion of India (Marxist) condemns the central authorities’s choice denying political clearance to Dr V Sivadasan, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), to attend the Parliamentarian’s Discussion board Towards Fascism, being held in Caracas, Venezuela,” the CPI(M) mentioned in an announcement.
“That is an try and stifle any voice that doesn’t conform with the ruling occasion’s views,” it mentioned.
The assertion mentioned the CPI(M) obtained an invite from the Nationwide Meeting of Venezuela to appoint its Parliament members for the discussion board.
The occasion nominated Sivadasan to take part within the discussion board, the place parliamentarians from many nations are going to be current.
“It’s extremely deplorable that regardless of getting the FCRA (International Contribution Regulation Act) clearance, the Ministry of Exterior Affairs denied political clearance to Sivadasan, thus infringing his rights as a Member of Parliament,” the CPI(M) mentioned.
MPs are required to acquire prior permission of the Centre for accepting any international hospitality throughout their personal visits overseas or visits overseas of their private capability underneath the FCRA.
The CPI(M) additional mentioned, “The federal government is following a coverage of political discrimination, the place differing voices are prevented from expressing their views. This must be a matter of concern for all opposition events and their members of Parliament.” The discussion board is scheduled for November 4-5.
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