NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA) on Friday stated political clearance was denied for Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy’s proposed go to to the USA, saying the programme submitted for the journey was not thought-about applicable to the workplace he holds and the aim of the go to.MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal in his briefing stated visits by chief ministers and different dignitaries are assessed by the ministry earlier than political clearance is granted.“Let me say that the go to of chief ministers, as certainly of different dignitaries, are assessed by the Ministry of Exterior Affairs in an effort to accord political clearance,” Jaiswal stated.“The programme proposed, in such instances, must be applicable to the workplace held and the aim of the go to. On this specific case, that was not so in respect of the USA, and due to this fact the clearance was denied,” he stated.Jaiswal, nonetheless, clarified that the Centre had granted political clearance for Reddy’s go to to the UK.
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“By the way, let me additionally let you know that clearance was given for his go to to the UK,” he stated.The MEA’s clarification got here hours after the Telangana CM workplace stated Reddy’s proposed US go to had been cancelled after the Centre denied permission on “political grounds”.Reddy is presently in London as a part of an official TelanganaRising delegation. He was scheduled to journey to the US after his UK engagements and return to Hyderabad on August 30.Based on the Telangana CMO, Reddy will now return to Hyderabad on August 23 as a substitute of travelling to Boston.“The official TelanganaRising delegation led by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has been pressured to cancel their go to to the USA of America (USA) after the Ministry of Exterior Affairs has denied permission, saying … clearance from political angle is denied,” the CMO stated in a launch.The Telangana authorities had deliberate the US leg as a part of its TelanganaRising outreach, with the CM scheduled to have interaction with stakeholders through the proposed go to.
