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MEA denies nod for RJD MP Manoj Jha to visit Pakistan for a seminar

MEA RJD Manoj K Jha Pakistan Ministry of External Affairs

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Monday denied political clearance to RJD MP Manoj K Jha to visit Pakistan for delivering a lecture on “role of political parties in upholding democratic rights” at the 4 th Asma Jahangir Conference scheduled for October 22 and 23. 

Mr. Jha had received a joint invitation from the Asma Jahangir Foundation, the AGHS Legal Aid Cell, Pakistan Bar Council and the Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan. The late Asma Jahangir was a well-known anti-establishment figure who fought for human rights in Pakistan. 

MPs are required to seek political clearance from the MEA and clearance under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 to accept foreign hospitality from the Ministry of Home Affairs. The MEA sent a one-line reply: “Ministry of External Affairs has examined the proposal. Clearance from political angle is declined.”  

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