Indians not forced to remove turbans during deportation by US: Centre

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Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh gave a written response to a question raised by Aam Aadmi Party MP Harbhajan Singh in the Rajya Sabha.

In response, the US authorities conveyed that deportees were not asked to remove any religious coverings, the ministry said.

Since 2009, the US Government has used Chartered/Commercial aircraft for the deportation of 15,564 such Indian nationals [sic]," the minister said.

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Published On: 2025-03-27 @ 17:28:36 (6 days ago)

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