BJP's Sakshi Maharaj inaugurates 'nightclub', receives flak
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Sakshi Maharaj has courted a fresh controversy by inaugurating a ‘nightclub’ in Lucknow at a time when his constituency has been rocked by a case of rape in which a party MLA has been arrested.
As the pictures of the saffron-clad Hindutva leader at the venue in the posh Aliganj locality of the state capital on Sunday night drew criticism and ridicule, his aide claimed that he had been tricked into attending the event, while the organiser claimed that it was not a nightclub, but a restaurant where no liquor would be served.
Photographs showing the 62-year-old Unnao MP accepting an idol of Lord Ganesh were put on the social media while TV channels too aired visuals of the event.
Though Sakshi Maharaj could not be reached for comments, his representative Ashok Katiyar claimed that a senior BJP leader tricked the MP into attending the function.
When contacted, the owner of the establishment Sumit Singh said it was a restaurant that served pure vegetarian food. Asked whether it was a nightclub, Singh said it was a typographical error in the invitation card.
He also said that liquor would not be served in the restaurant.
In a similar case last year, a minister in the Yogi Adityanath government Swati Singh had drawn flak for inaugurating a beer bar in Lucknow.
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