Nitasha Kaul, a Kashmiri Pandit writer and British academic, was denied entry into India despite holding valid documentation and an invitation from the Karnataka government to attend a conference. Congress MLA Rizwan Arshad and others have criticized the decision, highlighting the debate on democratic values and freedom of expression. Kaul, who holds a UK passport and Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) status, was invited as an esteemed delegate by the Congress-ruled state of Karnataka but was refused entry by the Centre and subsequently deported. BJP MLA Bharath Shetty commented on the situation, suggesting Kaul's treatment was due to her 'anti-India mindset'. The incident has sparked a wider discussion on the state of democracy in India.
Indian-Origin Writer Deported Over "Anti-India" Views; "All Lies," She Says https://t.co/o9oe0hiv9u https://t.co/I32JrxiDdG
'Orders from Delhi': London-based writer Nitasha Kaul detained at Bengaluru airport, deported; Cong hits out at Modi govt https://t.co/TaZA9fyD7B https://t.co/MaUnSx3w8y
VIDEO | Here’s what BJP MLA Bharath Shetty (@bharathshetty_y) said on UK Professor Nitasha Kaul being denied entry to India. “She might be a renowned person in her field of work there but she has always been an anti-India mindset person. She is an anti-national.” https://t.co/JBl6KOYcJA
Invited to Karnataka event, UK writer detained at Bengaluru airport, deported https://t.co/xRCbwHs2Er
VIDEO | Here’s what Congress MLA Rizwan Arshad (@ArshadRizwan) said on UK Professor Nitasha Kaul being denied entry to India. “Renowned academic professor Nitasha Kaul was invited by the Karnataka government. She came here and landed at the airport but she was denied entry… https://t.co/AMlz64tzBR
Writer and British academic #NitashaKaul claimed in a series of tweets that she was denied entry into India despite an invitation from the Karnataka government, then deported from the country https://t.co/0HOaNeT0Hh
STORY | Kashmiri Pandit prof in UK denied entry to India to attend event on invitation of Karnataka govt READ: https://t.co/SK8L3llLDk https://t.co/GT2WasV4Hw
Sorry to hear about it, Nitasha! The Modi regime has lost its mind. They have no pretense of being seen as a democracy. Strange I was also invited to this conference, despite the regime has banned me for almost 4 years now. https://t.co/bSX5eTYmNz
IMPORTANT: Denied entry to #India for speaking on democratic & constitutional values. I was invited to a conference as esteemed delegate by Govt of #Karnataka (Congress-ruled state) but Centre refused me entry. All my documents were valid & current (UK passport & OCI). THREAD 1/n https://t.co/uv7lmWhs4k