The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday addressed to the denial to UK Writer Nitasha Kaul, with spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal asserting that granting entry to a foreign national is a sovereign decision of the Bharatiya government.
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said while addressing a press conference, ‘This particular individual is a UK national. Entry to India is our sovereign right’.
“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),” Nitasha wrote on X triggering a war of words between the Congress and the BJP.
“This particular UK national (Nitasha Kaul) came to India on 22nd Feb. As you know, the entry of foreign nationals into our country is a sovereign decision,” the MEA spokesperson said.
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