British MP heading Kashmir group denied entry to India, govt says e-visa cancelled 

A British MP heading a parliamentary group on Kashmir claimed on Monday that she was denied entry despite a valid visa after she landed at the airport in New Delhi, a charge rebutted the government which said she was informed about her e-visa being cancelled.

Debbie Abrahams, a Labour Party MP who chairs the All Party Parliamentary Group for Kashmir and has been critical of India’s Kashmir policy, said in a statement on Twitter that she arrived in New Delhi on Monday morning and was informed that her e-visa, which was valid till October 2020, had been cancelled.

… Abrahams said she had presented herself at the immigration desk along with her documents and e-visa. “…the official 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 shouting at me to ‘come with me’. I told him not to speak to me like that and was then taken to a cordoned off area marked as a Deportee Cell. He then ordered me to sit down and I refused. I didn’t know what they might do or where else they may take me, so I wanted people to see me,” the British MP said.…

https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/british-mp-heading-kashmir-group-denied-entry-to-india-govt-says-e-visa-cancelled/cid/1746041

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