‘Deeply unfair’: Kharge slams Centre over Revanth Reddy’s US tour cancellation

Mallika ju
Kha ge
exte ds
suppo t
to
Tela ga a
CM
Reva th
Reddy

NEW
DELHI:
Co g ess
p eside t
Mallika ju
Kha ge
o
Satu day
c iticised
the
Ce t e
ove
the
epo ted
ca cellatio
of
Tela ga a
CM
Reva th
Reddy’s
p oposed
US
tou ,
allegi g
that
t avel
pe missio s
we e
bei g
g a ted
selectively.Kha ge
said
chief
mi iste s
visit
cou t ies
such
as
the
US
a d
UK
to
e gage
with
the
I dia
diaspo a
a d
explo e
i vestme t
oppo tu ities
fo
thei
states.
He
said
a
la ge
umbe
of
NRIs
f om
Tela ga a
a d
A dh a
P adesh
live
i
the
US
a d
could
be
pote tial
i vesto s
i
thei
home
states.“Whe
these
i dividuals
wish
to
i vest
back
home
o
establish
small-scale
i dust ies,
they
atu ally
app oach
the
leade ship,”
Kha ge
said,
a gui g
that
such
e gageme ts
could
b i g
capital
i to
states,
c eate
jobs
a d
st e gthe
the
atio al
eco omy.

Kha ge
alleged
that
the
Ce t e
was
delibe ately
blocki g
such
effo ts
because
it
wa ted
i vestme ts
to
be
outed
th ough
the
ce t al
gove me t
athe
tha
allowi g
states
to
e gage
di ectly
with
pote tial
i vesto s.Calli g
the
app oach
“fu dame tally
w o g”,
Kha ge
said,
“De yi g
t avel
pe missio
i
such
a
ma e
is
deeply
u fai ,”
a d
st o gly
co dem ed
the
Ce t e’s
decisio .MEA
de ied
pe missio O
F iday,
the
mi ist y
of
exte al
affai s
(MEA)
said
political
clea a ce
was
de ied
fo
Tela ga a
chief
mi iste
A
Reva th
Reddy’s
p oposed
visit
to
the
U ited
States,
sayi g
the
p og amme
submitted
fo
the
t ip
was
ot
co side ed
app op iate
to
the
office
he
holds
a d
the
pu pose
of
the
visit.

MEA
spokespe so
Ra dhi
Jaiswal
i
his
b iefi g
said
visits
by
chief
mi iste s
a d
othe
dig ita ies
a e
assessed
by
the
mi ist y
befo e
political
clea a ce
is
g a ted.
Reva th
Reddy’s
US
T ip
Ca celled
Afte
MEA
De ies
Clea a ce,
Tela ga a
Delegatio
Goes
Ahead”Let
me
say
that
the
visit
of
chief
mi iste s,
as
i deed
of
othe
dig ita ies,
a e
assessed
by
the
Mi ist y
of
Exte al
Affai s
i
o de
to
acco d
political
clea a ce,”
Jaiswal
said.”The
p og amme
p oposed,
i
such
cases,
should
be
app op iate
to
the
office
held
a d
the
pu pose
of
the
visit.
I
this
pa ticula
case,
that
was
ot
so
i
espect
of
the
U ited
States,
a d
the efo e
the
clea a ce
was
de ied,”
he
said.Jaiswal,
howeve ,
cla ified
that
the
Ce t e
had
g a ted
political
clea a ce
fo
Reddy’s
visit
to
the
U ited
Ki gdom.”I cide tally,
let
me
also
tell
you
that
clea a ce
was
give
fo
his
visit
to
the
U ited
Ki gdom,”
he
said.

Reddy
is
cu e tly
i
Lo do
as
pa t
of
a
official
Tela ga aRisi g
delegatio .
He
was
scheduled
to
t avel
to
the
US
afte
his
UK
e gageme ts
a d
etu
to
Hyde abad
o
August
30.Acco di g
to
the
Tela ga a
CMO,
Reddy
will
ow
etu
to
Hyde abad
o
August
23
i stead
of
t avelli g
to
Bosto .