Devyani Khobragade Arrest In NYC Leads BJP Leader To Demand Arrest Of Gay US Diplomats In India

by Guest Wed Dec 18, 2013 6:12 pm

The furore over the arrest and alleged strip search of a female Indian diplomat in New York City last week has taken a fresh twist with the leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) - the Indian People's Party - suggesting that the Indian government should move to punish US diplomats in retaliation.

India's deputy consul general in New York, Devyani Khobragade, was accused of submitting false documents to obtain a work visa for her housekeeper in the US. Following an investigation, Khobragade was reportedly handcuffed outside her child’s school and placed in a cell before being granted bail at $250,000.

According to Indian officials, she was also strip-searched, a procedure that has sparked outrage in her homeland, with the country’s national security adviser calling the diplomat’s treatment "despicable and barbaric".

However, Yashwant Sinha, the leader of the BJP, suggested even more immediate sanctions on Wednesday, encouraging the Indian government to punish US diplomats in India who may be involved in gay relationships.

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/12/18/devyani-khobragade-arrest-in-nyc_n_4466762.html?utm_hp_ref=uk

India seems to be taking some real steps backwards here, we first making it an offence to be gay and now this?