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From today’s Express<\/strong><\/a>:<\/p>\n

A BJP MP from Gujarat was on Wednesday detained at the Indira Gandhi international airport in New Delhi for allegedly misusing his wife’s passport by taking another woman.<\/font>Babubhai Katara, who represents Dahod in the Lok Sabha, was detained by immigration officials after they found out that the woman who was travelling with him was one Paramjeet and not his wife Sarada Ben.<\/font><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It is almost as funny as the BJP minister in charge of "religious affairs & cow protection" from Gujarat who was arrested with copious amounts of liquor . (addendum) – it is no longer funny, what i thought was an attempt by a dirty old man to take his youngish girlfriend out of the country has turned into something far worse. it seems like our esteemed MP was involved in human trafficking<\/strong><\/a> kudos to the BJP for having the courage to suspend him<\/strong><\/a>. And that too so very promptly. After their inexcusable response to the Rahul Mahajan fiasco, and the Sidhu homicide — this helps put them back on the road to redemption – at least vis-a-vis ‘integrity’ is concerned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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