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Centre gives clearance to Delhi Education Minister Atishi for UK visit

Delhi Education Minister Atishi Marlena has been given clearance by the Centre to visit the UK for an official visit next week. She is set to speak at a conference at Cambridge University and visit primary schools in the country to explore best practices in primary school education.

Delhi Education Minister Atishi Marlena (Photo: Hindustan Times)Premium
Delhi Education Minister Atishi Marlena (Photo: Hindustan Times)

The Centre Wednesday informed the Delhi High Court that it has given clearance to Delhi Education Minister Atishi Marlena to visit the United Kingdom for an official visit next week.

The bench of Justice Chandra Dhari Singh disposed of the matter after the submissions of the Centre counsel that the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has Tuesday given political clearance and the matter is now before the Department of Economic Affairs and the petitioner who has a diplomatic passport, can apply for requisite visa requisite.

Earlier, the Delhi Education Minister, through her plea, informed the court that she had been invited by the prestigious Cambridge University to speak at a conference on 'India at 100; Towards becoming a global leader', which is set to be held on June 15.

Seeking intervention of the Delhi High Court, the minister further stated that the concerned authorities are delaying the travel clearances from 14 -20 June.

The petition said Atishi is invited in her official capacity by the University on June 15, and thereafter, the Delhi Education Minister will visit several primary schools in the UK. She has also arranged meetings with potential Teacher Training partners, to make the most of her visit to the UK and ensure that Delhi's children gain from best practices in primary school education abroad.

The discretion to grant or deny travel clearances to state ministers is exercised by the Union of India. 

"Subsequently, in accordance with the above-mentioned memorandum, the Petitioner applied for relevant clearances. The administrative clearance for Petitioner's request for travel dated 18.05.2023 was granted by the GNCTD. Thereafter, over a week later, the Lieutenant-Governor approved the proposal on May 26 and forwarded it to the Union of India for requisite clearances," stated the plea.

"Certain queries were raised on May 31 and subsequently on June 5 which were promptly answered. Without a decision on such clearance, the present Petitioner is unable to apply for a visa permit for her proposed travel. Once the clearances are made, the process of applying and obtaining a visa will itself take some time and the Petitioner apprehends that the delay on account of the respondent Authorities will render the proposal for the official visit entirely infructuous and irreparably prevent the gains that Delhi's governance and schools could have made from this visit", the plea further added.

 

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Published: 07 Jun 2023, 07:40 PM IST
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