UK Sikh leader harrassed in Dubai |
Northern Ireland`s first-ever Sikh candidate contesting the UK general election complained that he was forced to remove his turban by police at Dubai airport. Amandeep Singh Bhogal was a Conservative party parliamentary candidate for the May 7 polls. Amandeep said he was on his way back to Belfast when he was made to remove his turban and `kara` (bracelet). Singh expressed his anger through a series of tweets and retweets saying his Sikh faith was grossly violated at Dubai Airport by Dubai Police. Bhogal, who was born in Jalandhar city in Punjab state of India, made his mark on the campaign trail for the Conservative party in his trademark blue turban. The 31-year-old represents the Upper Bann constituency in the heart of Northern Ireland, which is 54 per cent Protestant and deeply Christian and churchgoing.
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