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| Widow of Gurkha killed fighting for Britain faces deportation |
| 2008-12-16 |
| LONDON: Thirtysix-year-old Colour Sergeant Krishna Bahadur Dura made the ultimate sacrifice fighting for Britain in Afghanistan but his widow has now been warned that she and her children born here may be deported to Nepal. Dura's widow Uma returned to her UK home last week after travelling to Nepal with her two young daughters to bury her husband. But Home Office rules do not automatically allow Gurkhas' widows to remain here. Uma has been told that she may have to leave even though her four-year-old daughter was born in Britain and her 10-year-old is settled at school in Canterbury, Kent. "My husband gave his life for this country and for the Crown. I love this country and want to give my children a good education. I would love to stay and don't want to go back to Nepal. If anyone can help me I will be very grateful," 26-year-old Uma told a newspaper on Monday. Uma came to England in 2002 and settled with Krishna in Canterbury. Actress Joanna Lumley, who has been campaigning for citizenship rights for Gurkhas, has offered her help to Uma. "It is unthinkable that his family should have to worry about whether they will be allowed to stay in Britain. This man lost his life fighting in the British Army," Lumley said. "He is yet another example of the magnificent service that the Gurkhas have given to us over generations. I am calling on the Government to end the uncertainty and announce their right to live with us immediately." The Home Office said, "We cannot comment on individual cases." But a Home Office source said, "She is assured of her right to remain here until 2012. Then she'd have to apply to stay in the UK like everyone else. She'd clearly have a very strong case." |
| Posted by:john frum |
| #3 this utter bullshit |
| Posted by: sinse 2008-12-16 21:32 |
| #2 If she was a welfare collecting, illiterate, Somali criminal that faced execution for some despicable crime back home she'd be in like Flynn. Maybe she should come at it from another direction. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-12-16 16:02 |
| #1 Probably need her house for some illegal dole collecting Jihad preaching Pakistani imam and his wife and fourteen kids. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-12-16 13:55 |