NRIs, PIOs, OCIs to represent in Indian Parliament?

The Parliamentary standing committee on Tuesday suggested a discussion of Non-resident Indians (NRIs) getting representation in the Indian Parliament panel. 

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor reportedly said that there was a ‘detailed discussion’ with diaspora organisations including two from Kerala and Punjab, other two including People of Indian Origin (PIO) Chamber of Commerce and Industry of New Delhi Centre for Diaspora Studies, Central University of Gujarat. The discussion which dealt with issues of NRIs turned fruitful with MPs engaging in it actively, as per reports.

Tharoor headed the meeting titled ‘Indian Diaspora Overseas including NRIs, PIOs, OCIs (Overseas Citizen of India) and Migrant Workers: All Aspects of their Conditions and Welfare, including the Status of the Emigration Bill’.

Moreover, Congress MP Deepender Singh Hooda advocated for NRI representation in Parliament, citing Italy’s model of overseas MPs, according to reports.