Cornered Government Declines RTI Info On Lalit Modi's Passport Issue

The first three questions included why Swaraj did not advise Modi to apply for a temporary travel document to the Indian High Commission in London instead if she intended to help him on humanitarian grounds to travel to Portugal. It also asked why the External Affairs Minister did not insist on Modi?s return to India as a condition for issuing a temporary Indian travel document.

The questions from Sl no 4 to 7 included a query on whether the government has lodged any objections to UK for granting residency permit to Modi, who has refused to appear before the Enforcement Directorate, and what steps the government has taken since the issuance of fresh passport to the former IPL boss to enforce the ED summons.

It also included a query on who took the decision not to file an appeal in the Supreme Court against Delhi High Court?s ruling setting aside cancellation of Modi?s passport. It asked whether the ED, at whose instance the passport was cancelled, was consulted on the issue.

The RTI application also asked about government’s response to Modi's "wild charge that his life will be in danger if he returned to India."

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