BJP legislator takes father's name at oath taking

Atul Garg, the BJP legislator from Ghaziabad, on Sunday took his father's name when he was sworn in as a minister of state in the Uttar Pradesh government.

As he took his oath, he mentioned he was son of Dharam Chandra Garg.

Atul Garg defeated Bahujan Samaj Party's Suresh Bansal by over 70,000 votes in Ghaziabad, a seat neighbouring Delhi.

--IANS

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