Sena MP Gaikwad’s ‘SLAPGATE’ effect: BJP MP Gaikwad faces ‘discrimination’ at airports

BJP MP Sunil Gaikwad alleges that he is facing trouble at airports because of his surname.

Mumbai, March 31: Sharing the same name or surname could court trouble at times. This has been proven right as Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Parliament Sunil Baliram Gaikwad alleges that he has been facing 'discrimination' at airports because of his surname--Gaikwad.

The BJP MP from Latur, Maharashtra, alleged that he was repeatedly being stopped at airports because of his surname. "I was stopped at security points at the airport repeatedly because of my surname and as I am an MP," said Sunil Gaikwad. "I have conveyed this to Minister Jayant Sinha. Is having the Gaikwad surname a crime?" asked the BJP MP.

The BJP MP is courting trouble at airports in the aftermath of an assault on an Air India official by Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad. The Shiv Sena MP has been barred from flying by various airlines, including AI, after the assault case was reported against him.

Perhaps the authorities at airports mistook the BJP MP as the Sena MP because both of them share the same surname and are MPs too. Clearly, it's a case of mistaken identity that is giving some serious trouble to the BJP MP for no fault of his own.

Although two FIRs have been filed against Sena leader Gaikwad by AI, till now he is free. After several days of the incident, Gaikwad recently revealed that he had slapped the AI official as his 'victim' was abusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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