New Delhi: A day after British MP Debbie Abrahams was denied entry into New Delhi, the Indian embassy in here clarified that the Labour lawmaker did not hold a valid visa and there is no provision for visa on arrival for UK nationals.
Abraham’s was denied entry at the IGI airport
“Mission has confirmed from the Indian immigration authorities that Debbie Abrahams did not hold a valid visa. Further, there is no provision for visa on arrival for UK nationals. She was accordingly requested to return,” tweeted Indian mission in the UK.
Abrahams’ denied the entry at the Indira Gandhi International Airport on Monday after she arrived on Emirates flight from Dubai at 9 a.m. Informed sources from the Ministry of Home Affairs told ANI that e-visa was cancelled so she was not allowed entry in Delhi today after she arrived.
Government Sources: In response to media reports on return of British MP Debbie Abrahams, to UK from India, the facts are- grant, rejection, revocation of visa / electronic travel authorisation is the sovereign right of any country.
— ANI (@ANI) February 18, 2020
Abrahams raised a question that her visa was denied
According to media reports, Abrahams, who chairs a parliamentary group on Kashmir, has been an outspoken critic of the Indian government’s actions on Kashmir.
High Commission of India in London, United Kingdom: Mission has confirmed from Indian immigration authorities that British MP Debbie Abrahams did not hold a valid visa. Further, there is no provision for visa on arrival for UK nationals. She was accordingly requested to return.
— ANI (@ANI) February 18, 2020
Abrahams raised a question that her visa was denied as she has been critical of the Indian Government on Kashmir.
“Why did the Indian Government revoke my visa AFTER it was granted? Why didn’t they let me get a ‘visa on arrival’? Is it because I have been critical of the Indian Government on #Kashmir human rights issues?” she tweeted. (ANI)
