<p>Climate activist Disha Ravi on Monday said her passport was withheld despite her following due procedures and as a result, she was denied an opportunity to attend the COP26 summit, which concluded on Saturday in Glasgow.</p>.<p>The 23-year-old took to Twitter to allege that her passport was withheld.</p>.<p>Speaking to <span class="italic">DH</span>, Disha said: “My passport has been withheld. The police said I had not mentioned that I had a pending case even though I had a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Delhi High Court, which I had mentioned while applying for a passport.”</p>.<p>She said she applied for the passport three months ago. Although her initial police report was rejected by the Regional Passport Office (RPO), she was issued a show-cause notice. Disha said she responded to the notice and the RPO accepted it. Another round of police verification is currently pending for her passport.</p>.<p>At the Glasgow climate conference, Disha was supposed to report for a US-based non-profit online magazine. “I wanted to report about COP26, India’s role in the conference and the policies which were made there. I could not do that as the process got delayed. I hope to work with them in the future again,” she said.</p>.<p>Disha was arrested by the Delhi Police earlier this year on sedition charges in connection with a ‘toolkit’ on farmers’ protests. She was granted bail by the Delhi High Court in March.</p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos</strong></p>
<p>Climate activist Disha Ravi on Monday said her passport was withheld despite her following due procedures and as a result, she was denied an opportunity to attend the COP26 summit, which concluded on Saturday in Glasgow.</p>.<p>The 23-year-old took to Twitter to allege that her passport was withheld.</p>.<p>Speaking to <span class="italic">DH</span>, Disha said: “My passport has been withheld. The police said I had not mentioned that I had a pending case even though I had a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Delhi High Court, which I had mentioned while applying for a passport.”</p>.<p>She said she applied for the passport three months ago. Although her initial police report was rejected by the Regional Passport Office (RPO), she was issued a show-cause notice. Disha said she responded to the notice and the RPO accepted it. Another round of police verification is currently pending for her passport.</p>.<p>At the Glasgow climate conference, Disha was supposed to report for a US-based non-profit online magazine. “I wanted to report about COP26, India’s role in the conference and the policies which were made there. I could not do that as the process got delayed. I hope to work with them in the future again,” she said.</p>.<p>Disha was arrested by the Delhi Police earlier this year on sedition charges in connection with a ‘toolkit’ on farmers’ protests. She was granted bail by the Delhi High Court in March.</p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos</strong></p>