Debbie Abrahams says she was treated like a criminal. FMTNews
LONDON: A British lawmaker, who chairs an all-party group on Kashmir, has been denied entry to India after she criticised the government’s decision to strip the disputed region Himalayan region of its constitutional autonomy.
Abrahams said she had no plans to visit Kashmir during what she called a “private visit” to India to see relatives, although she had been planning to journey on to the Pakistani capital Islamabad to discuss the issue. Abrahams said she was “treated like a criminal” and told to leave India before being marched on to a plane bound for Dubai.
“Then he said the visa had been rejected, took my passport, went off to consult with others, kept us waiting for about 10 minutes and then said: ‘No, you are being denied entry’.”Kashmir is claimed by India and arch-rival Pakistan and has been in turmoil since New Delhi removed its autonomy and enforced the changes by deploying thousands of additional troops and imposing a communication blackout.
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