CHANDIGARH: On Aup.30, Simranjit Singh Mann, President of the Akali Dal (Mann), has been refused a passport by the Regional Passport Officer, Chandigarh, on the grounds that his activities are likely to be detrimental to the security of India.

According to are lease here Mon day, the order rejecting the pass port does not disclose the reasons Or grounds on which this conclusion has been arrived at, The release pointed out that Mann had applied for a passport way back in 1990 and his application remained pending with the passport office till it was finally rejected with others of August 25,1993.

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