<p>Defending the decision to cancel the visa given to a leading Chinese dissident, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju today said the leader of World Uyghur Congress (WUC) had applied for the travel document in a wrong category, leading to the cancellation of the visa.</p>.<p>"He (Dolkun Isa) had given wrong information on why he wanted to visit India. The e-visa application said he wanted to come as a tourist though he was coming here to attend a conference and that is why we had to cancel his visa," the Union Minister of State for Home told reporters here.<br /><br />Rijiju was reacting to question on why India has cancelled the visa given to Dolkun Isa, a leader of WUC, who lives in Germany and was invited for the conference being organised by US-based 'Initiatives for China'.<br /><br />Rijiju, who handles the visa issue in the Home Ministry, said Isa should have applied for Conference visa rather than applying for tourist visa.<br /><br />But he applied for e-visa by giving wrong information, Rijiju said.<br /><br />The Minister said India have to arrest Isa, if he visits here as an Interpol red corner notice is pending against him.<br /><br />In a U-turn, India has cancelled the visa given to the leading Chinese dissident to participate in a conference in Dharamsala, apparently buckling under pressure from China.<br /><br />Beijing had expressed its unhappiness over issuing the Indian visa to Isa.<br /><br />Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying had said "What I want to point out is that Dolkun is a terrorist in red notice of the Interpol and Chinese police. Bringing him to justice is due obligation of relevant countries."</p>
<p>Defending the decision to cancel the visa given to a leading Chinese dissident, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju today said the leader of World Uyghur Congress (WUC) had applied for the travel document in a wrong category, leading to the cancellation of the visa.</p>.<p>"He (Dolkun Isa) had given wrong information on why he wanted to visit India. The e-visa application said he wanted to come as a tourist though he was coming here to attend a conference and that is why we had to cancel his visa," the Union Minister of State for Home told reporters here.<br /><br />Rijiju was reacting to question on why India has cancelled the visa given to Dolkun Isa, a leader of WUC, who lives in Germany and was invited for the conference being organised by US-based 'Initiatives for China'.<br /><br />Rijiju, who handles the visa issue in the Home Ministry, said Isa should have applied for Conference visa rather than applying for tourist visa.<br /><br />But he applied for e-visa by giving wrong information, Rijiju said.<br /><br />The Minister said India have to arrest Isa, if he visits here as an Interpol red corner notice is pending against him.<br /><br />In a U-turn, India has cancelled the visa given to the leading Chinese dissident to participate in a conference in Dharamsala, apparently buckling under pressure from China.<br /><br />Beijing had expressed its unhappiness over issuing the Indian visa to Isa.<br /><br />Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying had said "What I want to point out is that Dolkun is a terrorist in red notice of the Interpol and Chinese police. Bringing him to justice is due obligation of relevant countries."</p>