Parrikar on Dual Citizenship issue He says he will visit Delhi next month to seek protection to those whose birth registered in Portugal as well as those having Bilhete or National ID cards update 18/8/2014 Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar in the Assembly on Dual Citizenzhip cases etc Total of 15 complaints filed including against MLAs, Police, Panchayat members Its a sensitive / Serious issue for thousands of Goans, there may be at least 30,000 to 40,000 whose birth registered in Portugal knowingly or unknowingly Of which, at least 5,000 must be Govt servants say MLA Mauvin Godinho Some advocates who are fighting for or against these cases are themselves registered in Portugal. After 12th of Sept Parrikar will be visiting Delhi to meet the bureaucrats Delhi bureaucrats do not understand this problem properly.. Parrikar will seek relief or seek protection to those whose birth registered in Portugal (and those who already obtained ID Cards or billets) Those acquired Portuguese Passport automatically forfeit their Indian Citizenship and no protection to such cases. Also, Parrikar says once a birth registered in Portugal he/she becomes Portuguese Citizen as per Portuguese Act. > (But Indian Citizenship Act also interprets similarly i.e. Section 9(1) of the Indian Citizenship Act says that any citizen of India who by Naturalisation or Registration acquires the citizenship of another country shall cease to be a citizen of India) Again, Parrikar says no lower courts have jurisdiction over this issue or cases and that the only authority is Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) but when MHA gave its verdict in the case of MLA Caitu D’Silva, Parrikar termed the order as ‘fraud’ Chief Minister says anyone can register anybody without his or her knowledge. > Don’t know how it is possible without one’s express written authority or power of Attorney? Parrikar says special consideration or protection also be sought to those who after registration in Portugal also obtained Billet or National ID Card as long as they have not surrendered their Indian Passport. > This statement also sounds absurd as if ID can also be obtained by the third party without ones knowledge or written authority. When suggested granting of ‘Dual Citizenship’ Parrikar says it’s a CentralGovt subject and that he has no problem as long as they don’t vote in India and that they can’t vote in two countries (?) > I think ‘Dual Citizenship’ means citizen of two countries enjoying all rights including voting rights in both countries Mauvin Godinho, Pratapsingh Rane, Vishnu Surya Wagh and Mikky Pacheco also speaking Wagh says at Swindon, it is like Agassaim/Siridao Rane says Goans seen at Heathrow doing all type of jobs video https://youtube/watch?v=eiNbtyJ9BfI Blog updated with video etc, see in the end Blog straight went to the top with nearly 12,000 visitors (11,911) joegoauk-pointofview.blogspot.in/2013/04/of-portuguese-citizenship-passport-etc.html
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