This Article is From Dec 22, 2013

Devyani case fallout: BJP withdraws invite to US diplomat for Narendra Modi's Mumbai rally

Devyani case fallout: BJP withdraws invite to US diplomat for Narendra Modi's Mumbai rally

File photo of Devyani Khobragade

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party yesterday withdrew its invite to the US consul general in Mumbai for its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's rally to protest against the treatment of Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade.

"We have suo motu rescinded the invite to the US consul general as a mark of protest against the humiliation of Devyani Khobragade," BJP leader Rajiv Pratap Rudy told IANS.

He said as many 141 informal invites were sent to various consulates for Mr Modi's event by the party's Maharashtra unit.

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