Rajnath to take up Modi’s visa issue with US lawmakers


New Jersey, 21 July 2013

Addressing a press conference in America, BJP President Rajnath Singh said he would take up the issue of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s visa with the US lawmakers in Washington during the week.

“I will appeal to the US government to clear the US visa to the Gujarat Chief Minister,” he said.

Singh is on a five-day trip to New York and Washington on an outreach programme to meet the Indian diaspora.

On Tuesday, he will present a key note address on India, Afghanistan and regional security at a conference in Washington.