Indians in Britain should register themselves to vote

Indians in Great Britain should register themselves to vote in the general elections, a leading Indian barrister in England, Bhaskar Ghorpade, said.

People of Indian origin in Great Britain should register themselves to vote in the general elections taking place on May 5, 2005, a leading Indian barrister in England, Bhaskar Ghorpade, said on Tuesday.

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"There are around 2,75,000 people of Indian origin in Great Britain and their votes are up for grabs for both the parties -- Conservatives and Labour," Ghorpade, on a visit to the city said.

He hoped that the quarter of a million Indians would play an active role in promoting Indo-British relations.

The Association of the Passport Holders India (APNA), in the United Kingdom had put forth two basic demands - one to classify Indian citizens abroad as 'citizens of India' and not as NRIs or PIOs and to scrap the 'Pravasi Bharatiya Divas', Ghorpade, president of the association said.