United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has confirmed that he raised the case of a Scottish Sikh detained in India since 2017 during his talks with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the G20 Summit, a BBC report said.
Rishi Sunak Discusses Detention Of Scottish Sikh With PM Modi
While the UK Foreign Office ruled out intervening in the Jagtar Singh Johal’s case on September 8, Rishi Sunak said he raised it along with other consular issues.
He said, “The Foreign Office is continuing to provide support to Mr Johal’s family and will continue to do so.”
“What did Rishi Sunak say to Narendra Modi about the case and how did he respond? Without answers to these questions, the Prime Minister’s talk is meaningless,” Maya Foa, Director of human rights group Reprieve, told the BBC.
The UK Sikh Federation said Sunak “has demonstrated his weakness and lack of leadership by shamefully failing to stand up for the rights of a British citizen”.
