A delegation,led by Canadian Minister for Citizenship,Immigration and Multiculturalism Jason Kenney,today called on Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and sought cooperation from the state government to address the issues of fraudulent visa cases that have created a major problem for both Canada as well as India. Expressing concern over the issue,Badal assured the delegation that the Punjab government would extent full support to evolve a permanent solution to curb the illegal practice. The Chief Minister directed the State Chief Secretary to coordinate with the delegation and chalk out modalities to resolve the issues in a time-bound manner. Badal was told that a few owners of marriage palaces were involved in arranging fake marriages in connivance with travel agents and immigration consultants to provide photographs of marriage as proof for Canadian visa.
