23.11.2015, INDORE: External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday came to Indore with photographs of two couples who had staked claim of being deaf and mute Geeta's parents for identification.
Swaraj, met Geeta at Mook Badhir Sansthan where she is lodged after being repatriated from Pakistan, told reporters that the Centre was making all out efforts to trace her parents, but the efforts have not been fruitful.
"Geeta has found her land...will find her home as well," she said.
The external affairs minister said DNA tests of a Bihar family had failed to establish their parenthood of Geeta. "Two more couples, including a Muslim family, have approached me claiming to be Geeta's parents," she said, claiming that their credentials were being checked.
Swaraj had recently received a letter from Pakistan-based Ansar Burney Trust International seeking to know on what steps were being take to trace Geeta's parents. Burney, trust chairman, also claimed that Geeta was being politicised and her human rights seemed to be violated in Indore institute.
Swaraj rejected Burney's contention that Geeta was better off in Pakistan and said there is a difference between the deaf and mute girl staying in Pakistan and India.
She expressed gratitude towards Edhi Foundation for taking care of Geeta in Pakistan and said, "The Pakistan's Edhi foundation, though exceptionally good, is not a place for deaf and mute persons. It is good that Geeta has come back. She is now living along with people like her who are able to understand her."
Asked about Ramzan Mohd, a Pakistani boy stranded in Bhopal, Swaraj said, "We are waiting for a reply from Pakistan (about how he can be expatriated). Indian envoy in Karachi is already trying to get in touch with his mother."
The external affairs minister said India is willing to give Ramzan's mother visa if she wishes to reach here to meet her son.
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