'why Can't Govt Stop Indian Passport Holders From Travelling?': Netizens Ask Modi Govt As Boycott Turkey, Azerbaijan Calls Intensify

Veteran marketplace investor Basant Maheshwari precocious questioned nan authorities connected why it could not extremity Indian passport holders from travelling to Turkey and Azerbaijan. His mobility comes arsenic Turkey and Azerbaijan proceed to look disapproval from societal media users successful India for supporting Pakistan aft India's Operation Sindoor. 

"Why can't nan govt extremity Indian passport holders from travelling to Turkey and Azerbaijan? Otherwise, group person this Ghazni inclination of forgetting excessively soon," Maheshwari said successful his station connected X. 

Basant Maheshwari, however, was not nan only 1 to activity restrictions connected Indian passport holders from travelling to Turkey and Azerbaijan. Replying to Maheshwari's post, a personification commented: "Agree. Put level 4 consequence for these places and extremity them astatine migration citing 'dangerous places.' " 

Yet different societal media personification asked nan Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to enforce an contiguous recreation prohibition connected Turkey and Azerbaijan. 

"MEA should enforce an contiguous recreation prohibition to Turkey and Azerbaijan for Indian passport holders, akin to nan existing prohibition for Yemen, and revoke nan passports of individuals who neglect to comply pinch nan directive," yet different personification commented. 

A personification moreover tagged the Prime Minister's Office and nan Union Home Minister's Office and sought a recreation prohibition on Turkey, Pakistan, and Malaysia. 

"Restrict amerind passport for Turkey, Pakistan, Malaysia. Impose a recreation prohibition connected Indians to these countries," a societal media personification wrote. 

Yet different societal media personification said that anyone who goes to Turkey and Azerbaijan should get notices from nan Enforcement Directorate (ED) arsenic good arsenic nan Income Tax Department. 

"Let them. Just enforce tourism/ passport fees of Rs 5L per personification who visits Turkey and Azerbaizan. And past those who go, gets notices from ED and Income/Goods and work tax," nan personification said. 

In 2024, Turkey and Azerbaijan saw important maturation successful Indian tourism. Turkey welcomed 3.3 lakh Indian visitors, up 20.7% from 2023, while Azerbaijan had a singular summation of 108%, attracting 2.43 lakh Indian tourists. Last year, Turkey reported an mean walk of $972 (Rs 82,922) per visitor.

Published on: May 14, 2025 10:07 AM IST