MP Calls for Suspending Transactions for Indians
SUBSCRIPTION THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2015 SAFAR 21, 1437 AH www.kuwaittimes.net Lawmakers ‘No forgiveness’ New dad Sixers beat endorse draft as Pak hangs Zuckerberg Lakers to end for new school massacre to give away losing skid; juvenile5 law convicts7 fortune27 LeBron18 stunned MP calls for suspending Min 16º Max 29º transactions for Indians High Tide 03:38 & 18:03 Workers’ union wants to abolish kafeel system Low Tide 11:07 & 23:37 40 PAGES NO: 16716 150 FILS By B Izzak MPs: Prosecute Amir patronizes KFAS awards KUWAIT: MP Kamel Al-Awadhi yesterday called on the Interior Ministry to suspend all residency transactions 24 ex-officials for the Indian community in retaliation to the Indian Embassy’s KD 700 deposit rule for domestic helpers. over Dow deal Awadhi, who has been campaigning against the Indian embassy decision, called on the interior ministry to sus- By B Izzak pend family visits for Indians living in Kuwait, but insist- ed that he “respected Indians”. KUWAIT: The National Assembly called on the gov- The row was triggered after the Indian embassy in ernment yesterday to refer 24 former oil officials to Kuwait implemented a decision by the Indian govern- the public prosecution for legal action over the joint ment that every employer of Indian domestic helpers venture with US firm Dow Chemical which was must deposit KD 700 at the embassy to ensure regular scrapped, and as a result, Kuwait paid a $2.2 billion payment of salaries and fair treatment of the workers. penalty. A parliamentary probe report charged the Awadhi said that Kuwaiti authorities should not allow officials, including two former oil ministers and ex- the Indian embassy to act as a court and let disputes be top executives, of squandering public funds and solved by the Kuwaiti judiciary.
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