Rajendra Pal Gautam resigns after questions are raised on his participation in an event where 10,000 people reportedly took B.R. Ambedkar’s 22 vows, including the renunciation of Hinduism
Delhi Social Welfare Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam, who resigned on Sunday after BJP protests over his presence at a religious conversion event, has been summoned for questioning by the police tomorrow, sources have said.
After videos from the event attended by the former minister showed attendees denouncing Hindu deities triggered a political whirlpool of condemnation, the Aam Aadmi Party leader was forced to resign his post.
Delhi Social Welfare Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam on Sunday resigned from his post, following the row over his presence at a "religious conversion" event earlier this week.Gautam was facing severe criticism from the Bharatiya Janata .