Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said that the Ministry of Home Affairs has no objection in giving a passport to Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, provided all formalities are completed.
"We can issue the passport once all formalities are completed. There is no problem from the side of MHA. We have no objection if all the formalities are completed," said Rajnath Singh.
On Thursday, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that an incomplete passport application was received from Geelani, and added that the application cannot be processed in its present form.
Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Jitendra Singh had also said that if Geelani is granted permission to go abroad, he will have to follow the procedure like every other individual.
Geelani has applied for an Indian passport to go to Saudi Arabia and visit his ailing daughter.
Earlier this week, Geelani's wife and son completed biometrics at the Regional Passport Office (RPO) in Srinagar after they had applied online for their passports.
