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A group of 16 Scottish Labour MPs<\/a> have signed a letter to the Prime Minister urging him to bring Jagtar Singh Johal, who is arbitrarily detained in India<\/a>, back home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The letter was delivered to Keir Starmer on the seventh anniversary of Jagtar’s arrest, reports the Independent<\/a>, which quotes from the letter:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We ask you to make securing Jagtar’s release a priority, and ensure your Government does whatever it takes to bring him home to his family in Dumbarton.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gurpreet Singh Johal, Jagtar’s brother, said: “I am grateful to MPs for continuing to keep the pressure on to get Jagtar back home. It is evidential that this means a lot to them and their constituents for them to sign this, urging the Prime Minister to bring him back home from his arbitrary detention.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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