British MP critical of Modi's Kashmir policy denied entry in India


By Aarti Tikoo Singh

New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS): A UK opposition member of the British Parliament Debbie Abrahams who is critical of New Delhi's Kashmir policy, has alleged that she was unjustifiably denied entry to India on Monday.

In a statement that was released on Twitter, Abrahams, who chairs a UK parliamentary group on Kashmir, said when she arrived at Delhi airport on about 8.50 a.m. on Monday where she was told that her e-visa issued in last October had been rejected.

She claimed that her visa was valid till October 2020 and she was visiting her Indian relatives. She was accompanied by her Indian members of staff.

Narrating her side of the story, she said the immigration official in New Delhi "looked at his screen and started shaking his head. Then he told me my visa was rejected took my passport and disappeared for about 10 minutes. When he came back he was very rude and aggressive as he shouted 'come with me'."

"I told him not to speak to me like that & was then taken to a cordoned off area marked as a Deportee Cell. He then ordered me to sit down & I refused. I didn't know what they might do or where else they may take me, so I wanted people to see me. He disappeared again when I rang my sister in law's cousin, Kai, who I was meant to be staying with. Kai got in touch with the British High Commission & he tried to find out what was going on (sic)," the British MP said in her statement.

"After lots of different immigration officials came to me, I tried to establish why the visa had been revoked and if I could get a 'visa on arrival' but no-one seemed to know. Even the person who seemed to be the in-charge said he didn't know & was really sorry about what had happened," Abrahams said.

The parliamentarian said she was now "just waiting to be deported... unless the Indian Government has a change of heart. I'm prepared to let the fact that I've been treated like a criminal go & I hope they will let me visit my family & friends."

Abrahams has been critical of the Indian government over its revocation of special status of Jammu & Kashmir on August 5, last year.

"The reason I got into politics is advance social justice and human rights for all. I will continue to challenge my own government and others on these issues," she tweeted.

The government officials were not available for a comment.

  

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  • ad, mangaluru

    Wed, Feb 19 2020

    Modi is scared about the truth to be told by this lady.

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  • Francis, Shirva/UK

    Mon, Feb 17 2020

    After the independence, Britain is traditional supporter of Pakistan along with US. And Russia was supporting India.
    But recent years thing’s are changed.

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  • Francis, Shirva/UK

    Mon, Feb 17 2020

    Majority of the Kashmiri people against the Indian government and demanding separation from many years, that’s why Congress government always taken soft policies to bring back the Kashmiri people to main stream. And it would be taken long years to achieve but in democratic way.
    But BJP took 2nd option to solve this problem and it is risky and un democratic.
    In my personal opinion I support Union government to revoke the article 370, where people enjoying Indian grains and pelting stones, which is not acceptable.

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  • Francis, Shirva/UK

    Mon, Feb 17 2020

    Revoking the article 370 is entirely internal matter of India, but MP visiting India to see her friends and family, why she is not allowed ?
    Who ever talking against the government, they are punished.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Mon, Feb 17 2020

    In the entire World only Trump supports FEKU ...

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  • Lan, Belman / Washington, DC.

    Mon, Feb 17 2020

    What India did was right thing to do for these Scums.....they still think India is a colony of Britain..,

    She should be deported to Pakistan.... to enjoy democracy. In Pak occupied Kashmir...

    ...Tak...Takk...

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  • G Veer S, Nagpur

    Mon, Feb 17 2020

    56" chested chowkidar has no guts to face the reality and challenge people from all walks of life go to Kashmir and get first hand information of the situation by themselves even after 7 months of abrogation of article 370. Do we need any other proof that Modi was lying to the nation that people of Kashmir are happy now than before and he has undone the blunder what congress has done in Kashmir.
    Truth is always bitter and hurts a lot for BJP.

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  • Aks kandavar, Kundapur

    Mon, Feb 17 2020

    People of india knows who is better to lead the nation
    That's why people give more than 300 seats
    Some one say anything agaist Modi ever foreigners some gulamas started to bark

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  • G Veer S, Nagpur

    Mon, Feb 17 2020

    Don't think this will end here . This will go straight to EU for debate long awaited and then to US senate and then UN. India will be sidelined and cornered like Pakistan and denied any privileges. Modi doesn't have people's mandate only tampered EVMs mandate.

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  • AM, Mangalore

    Mon, Feb 17 2020

    Nowadays everyone talk about Jammu and Kashmir. No one know what is going on there. Govt sending there only its puppets and give reports.

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  • Shankar, Mangaluru

    Mon, Feb 17 2020

    You utter all nonsense against our country and you expect us to receive you with a red carpet?
    Gone are the days Ma'm, this not your colony any more!

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  • Francis, Shirva/UK

    Mon, Feb 17 2020

    Shankar, she didn’t come to India, to ask colonial rites but visit her friends and family.

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  • Sangram Sangam, Kundapur

    Mon, Feb 17 2020

    Modi Removed Article 370
    We Indian Proud for that
    He shows his guts
    We dont bothered England One MP Said
    Jai Modi,We Indians with you

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  • G Veer S, Nagpur

    Mon, Feb 17 2020

    That exposes BJP for its under hand tactics on abrogation of article 370. That is why BJP is extremely nervous in sending people to J&K who want a thorough understanding of Kashmiris plight. If everything is normal in Kashmir then there should not be such restrictions. Only foreign and Indian blind Bhakths are allowed to go to J&K. Not peole who can see and understand wisely.

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  • Dinesh, Dubai

    Mon, Feb 17 2020

    Did they declared her "International Anti-National ?"
    Shame on Feku ......

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  • KRPrabhu, Bangalore

    Mon, Feb 17 2020

    Don't care....

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