Ramdev, MSG urge govt not to frisk them at airports

September 11, 2015 11:09

The Narendra Modi government is considering requests from yoga practitioner Baba Ramdev and self-styled godman Baba Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh to exempt them from frisking at airports.

The proposal comes at a time the Centre is undecided on whether to drop Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law, Robert Vadra, from the list of VIPs exempted from airport security checks.

Modi had attacked the "special treatment" for Vadra during his campaign speeches before last year's general election. Ramdev had publicly endorsed Modi's candidature ahead of the elections while Ram Rahim, who heads the Dera Sacha Sauda sect, is said to have helped the BJP win the Haryana Assembly polls. Read more

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