category Regional, chandigarh, , tags Regional, chandigarh, , DW BUREAU Chandigarh Punjab s NRI Affairs Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal on Wednesday asked the Central Government to stop harassing the NRI Punjabis who participated in the farmers agitation. Speaking at videsh sampark programme jointly organised by the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India and the NRI Department of Punjab at JW Marriott hotel here, Dhaliwal said the NRIs who had participated during the farmers agitation against the centre s farm laws, were being harassed in various ways, including being prevented from entering India and many others were blacklisted, which is condemnable. He said that this practice should be stopped at once as NRI Punjabis had participated in this movement because they love their country and their motherland. He said that every foreign Indian, including NRI Punjabis, is concerned about their homeland and its progress. He said that by behaving in such a way towards NRI Punjabis, a negative message is being sent by the Government of India in abroad, which should be stopped. Raising another serious issue, Dhaliwal said the Government of India should also formulate a concrete policy for those seeking political asylum abroad. He said that when such persons become settled abroad, they find it very difficult to return to their native places. He said that the Government of India should come forward to resolve the issue whether he she can come to his country after settling abroad or not. Dhaliwal, speaking on the occasion, also pitched for allowing foreign nationals, especially NRI Punjabis, to buy agricultural land in Punjab. He said migrants can buy commercial land but they are not allowed to buy land for agriculture and a concrete solution should also be found in this regard. He said that the Punjab Government under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has been taking very concrete steps to resolve the issues of NRI Punjabis. He said that while addressing the problems of NRI Punjabis by organizing NRI Sammelan, directions have been issued to the concerned departments to resolve the complaints on priority basis by taking serious note of the complaints of each NRI. He said that though the Punjab Government was serious and committed to resolving the issues of the NRIs, many issues had to be resolved at the level of the Government of India so that the Central Government should cooperate with the State Government. (editor dailyworld.in)