‘No explicit request’: BAPS gets clean chit in Eiffel Tower women staff row

NEW DELHI: BAPS France on Thursday welcomed the findings of an investigation that found no explicit request from the religious group to remove or exclude female staff during its delegation’s visit to the Eiffel Tower.In a statement, BAPS France reiterated that it had never asked for female employees to be hidden, removed or excluded from the visit.“Following the publication of the official investigation findings concerning our delegation's visit to the Eiffel Tower, BAPS wishes first to reiterate its concern for the employees affected by the events surrounding the visit,” it said.“From the outset, BAPS has consistently stated that it never asked for female employees to be hidden, removed or excluded. The investigation establishes this fact that BAPS made no such request for women to be excluded along the visitor route.