<p>Greenpeace India senior campaigner, Priya Pillai on Sunday was stopped from boarding a flight to London at Delhi airport by the immigration authorities. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Greenpeace in a statement said that Priya Pillai was denied permission to board flight to London, where she had a scheduled meeting with British MPs on campaigning with local communities in Mahan, Madhya Pradesh. <br /><br />The NGO claimed that the incident bordered on the violation of her rights as she has a valid business visa to visit London. <br /><br />"Priya Pillai was travelling to the UK to address MPs about the people of Mahan whose rights are threatened by a proposed Essar coal mine," Greenpeace India said in a tweet.<br /><br /> "I was stopped at immigration and my passport stamped even though I have no criminal convictions!," Priya Pillai said on her Twitter account. <br /><br />"The immigration officials told her they are not opposed to her travelling, but they are just following orders from the Indian government," said Greenpeace in a statement.<br /><br />The NGO said it has written to the government demanding an explanation as to why its campaigner has been banned from leaving India. <br /><br />"We have written to @HMOIndia & Airport Authority to explain the legal basis for the ban on @PriyaPpillai leaving the country," tweeted Greenpeace .<br /><br />This is the second similar incident in four months involving a Greenpeace activist. In September last year, Greenpeace campaigner, Ben Hargreaves, a UK national, was refused entry to India.</p>
<p>Greenpeace India senior campaigner, Priya Pillai on Sunday was stopped from boarding a flight to London at Delhi airport by the immigration authorities. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Greenpeace in a statement said that Priya Pillai was denied permission to board flight to London, where she had a scheduled meeting with British MPs on campaigning with local communities in Mahan, Madhya Pradesh. <br /><br />The NGO claimed that the incident bordered on the violation of her rights as she has a valid business visa to visit London. <br /><br />"Priya Pillai was travelling to the UK to address MPs about the people of Mahan whose rights are threatened by a proposed Essar coal mine," Greenpeace India said in a tweet.<br /><br /> "I was stopped at immigration and my passport stamped even though I have no criminal convictions!," Priya Pillai said on her Twitter account. <br /><br />"The immigration officials told her they are not opposed to her travelling, but they are just following orders from the Indian government," said Greenpeace in a statement.<br /><br />The NGO said it has written to the government demanding an explanation as to why its campaigner has been banned from leaving India. <br /><br />"We have written to @HMOIndia & Airport Authority to explain the legal basis for the ban on @PriyaPpillai leaving the country," tweeted Greenpeace .<br /><br />This is the second similar incident in four months involving a Greenpeace activist. In September last year, Greenpeace campaigner, Ben Hargreaves, a UK national, was refused entry to India.</p>