BENGALURU: Indian origin writer, poet and activist Prof Nitasha Kaul, who was invited to ‘The Constitution and Unity of India’ conference organised by the Karnataka government, has alleged that she was denied entry to India by the immigration officials at Bengaluru International Airport on Friday. On Sunday, she took to social media platform X to share her ordeal and said that after she was detained at the airport in a holding cell for 24 hours, she was deported to London.Kaul alleged that the immigration officials in Bengaluru informally made references to her criticism of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) for refusing her entry into India to take part in the conference that was held in Bengaluru on Saturday and Sunday (February 24& 25). “I was invited to a conference by the Government of Karnataka (Congress-ruled state) but the Centre refused me entry. All my documents were valid and current (UK passport and Overseas Citizen of India). I was given no reason by immigration except ‘we cannot do anything, orders from Delhi’. My travel and logistics had been arranged by Karnataka and I had the official letter with me. I received no notice or info in advance from Delhi that I would not be allowed to enter,” Kaul said in a series of her social media posts.
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