Ashok Swain, a professor at Uppsala University in Sweden, who is known for his anti-India and anti-Hindu views, has approached the Delhi High Court challenging the union government’s decision to cancel his Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) card. Swain has argued that his OCI card has been cancelled arbitrarily, and claims that this cancellation violates his fundamental right to free movement and other rights.

Responding to the petition, the High Court has issued a notice to the Union Home Ministry and Embassy of India to Sweden and Latvia, asking them to submit a response within 4 weeks. Ashok Swain lives in Sweden and his OCI card was cancelled by the Indian embassy to Sweden and Latvia. The matter has been listed for hearing on February 7.

According to the petition, Ashok Swain was issued an OCI card in January 2020, but in October in the same year, he received a show-cause notice from the Indian Embassy barring the OCI card, saying that he was indulging in inflammatory speeches and anti-India activities. He responded to the notice denying the allegations in November 2020. He also claims that no specific incidents of his anti-India activities were mentioned in the notice

The petition further states on February 8 this year, his OCI card was cancelled by the Embassy of India to Sweden and Latvia, under Section 7D(e) of the Citizenship Act, 1955.

What Ashok Swain claims

After that, he moved the Delhi High Court challenging the cancellation, and argued that he was being ‘...

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