Ahmedabad: BJP today suspended Ashok Makwana, the Gandhinagar-based leader of the party in Gujarat who was arrested on charges for molesting a minor girl onboard a Goa-Ahmedabad flight.
"Gujarat BJP president Vijay Rupani suspended Ashok Makwana from party's primary membership with immediate effect," said state BJP's general secretary K C Patel.
Makwana, 41, a labour contractor, had been offered the post of vice president of Gandhinagar city unit recently but he had declined citing his busy schedule.
He was booked under section 354-A of Indian Penal Code (sexual harassment) and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
Police identified him as Makwana from the passenger's list.
"Gujarat BJP president Vijay Rupani suspended Ashok Makwana from party's primary membership with immediate effect," said state BJP's general secretary K C Patel.
Makwana, 41, a labour contractor, had been offered the post of vice president of Gandhinagar city unit recently but he had declined citing his busy schedule.
He was booked under section 354-A of Indian Penal Code (sexual harassment) and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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Police identified him as Makwana from the passenger's list.
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