 "HRD minister Prakash Javadekar")
Hindu-Muslim riots broke out in Mumbai in 1992 after the demolition of the Babri Masjid and many politicians from the Shiv Sena and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had to be given police protection.
One such was Prakash Javadekar, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) activist and former officer in the Bank of Maharashtra. Although he had no direct involvement in the riots, protection was given to him because of his background.
In those days, Javadekar had a Bajaj scooter. What do you do with an armed guard when you have only a scooter? So he followed the only logical option. The guard
