Amandeep Singh Bhogal, Northern Ireland’s Sikh candidate, held at Dubai airport

:dateline:Amandeep Singh Bhogal, Northern Ireland’s first Sikh candidate in General Election, was held at the Dubai airport for not taking off his Kara.

Bhogal was to take a flight to Northern Island to campaign for the upcoming general election. He represents the Conservative Party.

CNN-IBN reports that Bhogal was asked to remove his turban as a security measure by airport authorities.

Bhogal soon took to Twitter to contact the airport authorities and the Dubai Police. In a series of tweets and retweets, Bhogal expressed his dismay at the authorities.