i think we should over come with the habit of "ho jayega.. india hai.. paisa denge aur nikal jaayenge"
also what vijay said is wrong b'coz that french man didnot leave his passport behind and if there is a clause of transit visa in india, that can be done and give...
dont know what more to say to WE great indians...
unless we respect india, no one else will respect india..
Though I feel sorry for the kids.. I will ask the parents two questions about this incident:
1) Instead of traveling to India from U.S, if they were traveling to some other country like U.S would they be as negligent as they were in not even bothering to take Visa for the Kids.
2) Lot of people still face issues with valid documents when traveling to US from India, how many of these things get this kind of attention in the media
Please note, the deportation was of American citizens and not of NRIs. Rediff, please get your facts correct. The kids are deported since they are american citizens and do not have a visa to travel to India. It is incidental that their parents (who are Indian nationals) had to go back with the kids.
I am sure any Indian would have been given the same treatment if they would forgotten to take American visas before travelling to America. Mr. Vijay is referring to a French national being given a transit visa. For all we know, the circumstances might have been different.
In 2001, my client, a white foreign national was refused entry into India since he did not possess an Indian visa. In case of Mr. Vijay's family, I would say that the officials were perfectly just and were doing their job.
It is with regret, may I say that NRIs are the worst culprits when it comes to being ambassadors of our country. They would take the slightest of opportunities to portray native Indians in black.
Giving entry on humanitarian grounds is not the job of the immigration officials at the airport.
RE:What is wrong in this deportation ?
by Anonymous on Jan 05, 2007 12:19 PM Permalink
I am not sure whether people who is talking bad about this incident are aware, the airlines has the responsibility to verify the passengers visa validity before they board. If no such documents are present, they are responsible for the passengers to be taken back to the country of origin where they boarded. It is quiet possible that Air France flight was on its way back before the faxes could be sent. Any person in any country would be denied entry without proper immigration document or proof of birth (most cases passport). Instead of bashing the people enforcing the law, try and follow the law. No Indian citizen would be given a transit visa in any western countries.
