No unified view in govt on visa regime: Cong

As the NDA government seeks to infuse fresh momentum to India’s bilateral ties with Bangladesh, Congress Wednesday said it was a “matter of concern” that there is no “unified view” in the government on free movement of people between the two countries. Senior Congress leader Anand Sharma said the disagreement between the External Affairs Ministry and the Home Ministry over the visa-free entry proposal has cast a shadow over Sushma Swaraj’s visit to Bangladesh. “There is no unified view in the government. The disagreement between the ministries has cast a shadow on the first-ever visit of the External Affairs Minister of the new government to Bangladesh. This is a matter of concern,” Sharma said. He said it was disappointing that an attempt was being made to discourage free movement of people. “Multiple entry visas, which are there for one year, and the proposal to expand it to three years, we are told, has not been agreed to and has been shot down by the Home Ministr
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