The Indian Consulate in Seattle called the local authorities after facing a law and order situation. The consulate officials struggled in dealing with Indian-American politician, Kshama Sawant. She entered the premises of the Indian consulate without authorisation and refused to leave it. 

The Consulate General of India in Seattle wrote on X, “Today, the Consulate was forced to deal with a law and order situation arising from the unauthorized entry by certain individuals into the Consulate premises after office hours.  Despite repeated requests, these individuals refused to leave the Consulate premises and engaged in aggressive and threatening behaviour with the Consulate staff. 

We were compelled to call in relevant local authorities to deal with the situation. Further action is being initiated against the trespassers.”

The consulate general did not share further details on the issue but Kshama Sawant, who was a former member of city council,  alleged that she was denied visa because her name is on the “reject list”. She alleged the Indian consulate had rejected her visa thrice and she wanted to go to India to meet her ailing mother. A video of her Indian consulate is doing the rounds on social media. 

She said on X, “A Consular officer said I’m being denied a visa coz I’m on Modi govt’s “reject list.” It’s clear why. My socialist City Council office passed a resolution condemning Modi’s anti-Muslim anti-poor CAA-NRC citizenship law. We also won a historic ban on caste discrimination.”