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Asaduddin Owaisi: “Why is it printed then on passports ‘Nationality: Indian’? Section 6 of the Passport Act says that a passport is not…

On the recordJune 27, 2026
“Why is it printed then on passports ‘Nationality: Indian’? Section 6 of the Passport Act says that a passport is not given if the applicant is not an Indian. Then what is this? It is a Central Act,” Mr. Owaisi told The Hindu, while citing the Supreme Court’s stand on passports in its judgment on the SIR.
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Asaduddin Owaisi
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen

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Questioning the validity of nationality on passports.

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