New Delhi: National Conference MLA Altaf Ahmed Wani was prevented from boarding a flight to Dubai, with immigration officials in Delhi informing him that politicians from Kashmir are not allowed to fly abroad.After the episode, the blanket ban which was issued in the wake of the dilution of Article 370 is being “reviewed” by the government, according to reports. In the future, Kashmiri politicians would only be prevented from flying abroad if there is any “specific input” about their “prospective involvement in any anti-India activity”.News agency PTI reported that there are as many as 33 politicians of Jammu and Kashmir who were named in a list that bars them from travelling abroad. While former chief ministers Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti are not on the list, many former legislators and ministers from various political parties are included.Wani, also known as Altaf Kuloo, was stopped on Thursday evening from boarding the flight to Dubai where he was to attend a family function. He said, “Thanks to the authorities, I am left with no luggage as it took off with my family.”“I reached the international airport on Thursday afternoon. Upon reaching the immigration counter, I was escorted to a room on the pretext that there was some error in my passport,” Wani, who represented Pahalgam assembly seat, told PTI.For nearly three hours, says Wani, there was no clarity as to why he was stopped. “I convinced my family to go ahead while I requested the immigration officials to give me some clarity.“After nearly three hours, my passport was handed over and I had to return to my accommodation in Delhi. Before that, I had to make some purchases because my luggage was checked in amid the confusion,” he said, adding that he has been conveyed that he cannot travel till March 2021.Wani was among the mainstream political leaders who were detained after the Centre’s decision on August 5 last year to revoke Jammu and Kashmir’s special status and convert it into two Union Territories. He was released in February, after six months of detention.According to PTI, the Jammu and Kashmir administration has reportedly handed over a list of around 37 people who must be prevented from going abroad after the August 5 decision.The list at that time contained names of political leaders from National Conference, People Democratic Party, JK People’s Conference including Ali Mohammed Sagar, Abdul Rahim Rather, Nayeem Akhtar, Sajjad Lone his brother Bilal Lone, Wani, Basharat Bukhari among others.The list was initially valid for three months after which it was validated further after a review, sources told PTI.It was, however, pruned and the number came down to 33 after some leaders who formed the Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party, including its chief Altaf Bukhari, were removed from the look-out notice.According to the Indian Express, a home ministry official said the matter is being sorted. “The blanket ban on travel of Kashmiri politicians is also being reviewed. It had come in the wake of Shah Faesal attempting to fly to Turkey right after the August 5 decision. Unfortunately, the order has not been reviewed by the UT administration since then.”Faesal was detained by immigration authorities on August 14, 2019 when he was scheduled to fly to Istanbul. He was prevented from leaving the country on the basis that his activities could lead to a distrubance in the public order.According to the Indian Express, immigration authorities were then requested not to allow any Kashmir politician to fly abroad.(With PTI inputs)