Overview

• The MEA has blocked Punjab Power Minister Harbhajan Singh from attending the NCSL Legislative Summit in Boston scheduled for August 4–6.
• Singh is the fourth AAP Punjab leader to be denied political clearance for overseas travel after Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan and Minister Aman Arora.
• MEA sources pointed to security concerns as the basis for the refusal, echoing the rationale used in previous travel denials.
• AAP Punjab spokesperson Neel Garg condemned the decision as an infringement on federal autonomy and warned it aimed to silence the party’s governance model abroad.
• Punjab BJP spokesman Anil Sareen described the issue as an administrative matter and urged AAP leaders to seek clarification directly from the MEA.