UK mayor delighted at removal from India blacklist

London: Joginder Bal, the Indian-origin mayor of Slough in Berkshire in the UK, is delighted that the Indian government has removed him from a "blacklist" of alleged Khalistan activists, enabling him to visit India after years.
Bal, who earlier this month visited Punjab, had been deported from the Amritsar airport in 2007 because his name was on the "blacklist" of people who were involved in anti-national activities in the 1980s.
A recent review of the "blacklist" has led to his removal. He told the Slough media on his return from India: "I had dreamt of going back to India many times before, but every time I was turned back. It was hard for me, and it was all because I had taken part in demonstrations in Punjab."
26/04/10 PTI/Daily News & Analysis

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