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Cleric backs Congress, his triple talaq victim ex-bahu joins BJP

LUCKNOW: Days after prominent Barelvi Sect leader Maulana Tauqeer Raza announced his support for Congress, his former daughter-in-law and one of the alleged victims of instant triple talaq, Nida Khan, joined BJP on Sunday.

Khan joined the party in the presence of former UP BJP chief and chairman of joining committee Laxmikant Bajpai. Former BSP MLA Shivcharan Prajapati also joined the saffron party along with his supporters.

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