The BJP removed its Ghaziabad city unit president Ajay Sharma from the post for disrupting the marriage of a Hindu woman with a Muslim man in the Rajnagar area claiming that it was a case of “love jihad”.
Sharma has been removed from the post and Ghaziabad city unit general secretary Man Singh Goswami has been appointed as the officiating city president, according to a letter by BJP Uttar Pradesh State General Secretary Vidyasagar Sonkar.
I have received the letter from the state head office and will obey the instructions.Ajay Sharma
A large group of BJP workers led by Sharma, and some people belonging to right-wing groups protested outside the marriage venue on 22 December.
The marriage between the man and the woman, who were friends and worked in a multinational company, was later solemnised in a court.
Police said they used mild force to disperse the protesters.
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