India
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New Delhi, July 19: Opposition members in Rajya Sabha on Monday sought to raise the issue of the nationality of a newly inducted Minister of State for Home, alleging he was a Bangladeshi national, but the government dismissed the charge as “baseless” and slammed them for casting such aspersions on a leader from a tribal community.
Opposition members led by TMC MP Sukhendu Sekhar and Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge asked the government to clear its stand over the nationality of the minister.
Without naming the minister, Sekhar said:”The prime minister has been allowed to lay a list of the ministers after the reshuffle. Go through Wikipedia, then you will find that the name of the gentleman… A Minister of State for Home Affairs is a reportedly a Bangladeshi.”
Sekhar was also supported by Kharge and other opposition members.
“He has raised a relevant point. It”s a…