‘NRI MP pretended to be businessman’

An Indian-origin conservative lawmaker in Canada is at the centre of a controversy over his citizenship with an allegation surfacing that he...

An Indian-origin conservative lawmaker in Canada is at the centre of a controversy over his citizenship with an allegation surfacing that he pretended to be a businessman to enter the country.

Gurmant Grewal, who came to Canada in 1991 from Liberia, obtained citizenship by pretending to be a business entrepreneur, said Gurwinder Dhillon, a former business partner who claimed to have participated in the scheme.

Grewal, who is already facing charges of attempting to cross over to the Liberal side in exchange for a Cabinet post, bought shares of a carpet company from Dhillon in Vancouver for $40,000, only to sell them back the next day.

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Dhillon said Grewal bought the shares just to fulful his obligation as an investor immigrant, The Globe and Mail reported.

The allegation could spell trouble for Grewal as the country’s Citizenship and Immigration department has made it clear that it takes such charges very seriously.

However, a Conservative spokeswoman rubbished the allegation, saying that it was old and unfounded.

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