New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta on Friday expressed concern over the conduct of the Punjab government in a matter related to the honour of Sikh Gurus and condemned the delay in sharing a copy of the FIR or the forensic test report related to an allegedly doctored video of AAP leader Atishi’s controversial remarks.Calling it a possible conspiracy, Gupta said Atishi’s allegedly disrespectful remarks were made in the Delhi Assembly on January 6, yet a complaint an…
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New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Tuesday a plea filed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal and former Delhi Chief Minister Atishi seeking quashing of summons issued against them in a defamation case over their remarks on the alleged deletion of voters’ names from electoral rolls. As per the causelist published on the website of the apex Court, the matter is listed before a Bench comprising Justice M.M. Sundresh and Justice N.K. Singh.Earlier…
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva said on Tuesday that the claim made by Leader of the Opposition Atishi that she did not insult the Sikh Gurus during a House discussion is completely false.He claimed that Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta ordered a forensic examination of the original Assembly recording, and the report established that Atishi referred to the Sikh Gurus using wholly inappropriate and disrespectful language.The Delhi BJP President said that people…
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Alluding to the controversial remarks of AAP leader Atishi in the Assembly, Delhi Speaker Vijender Gupta on Tuesday disapproved of the Punjab government’s intervention in matters under consideration of the city legislature.Speaking at the three-day 86th All India Presiding Officers’ Conference (AIPOC) in Lucknow, Speaker Gupta did not name the Punjab government or Delhi’s Leader of the Opposition Atishi while expressing dismay over attempts of the AAP-ruled agrarian …
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Delhi BJP General Secretary and MP Yogendra Chandolia has said that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leadership must explain where it has hidden the Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly, Atishi, who is in the eye of a storm over controversial remarks in Delhi Assembly. Chandolia said on Sunday that AAP leaders are continuously claiming that Atishi did not commit any act of disrespect towards Sikh Gurus.”If that is so, then the AAP leadership should explain why Atishi has …
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Referring to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Atishi’s remarks, New Delhi BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj said on Sunday that if any statement made in the Delhi Assembly is to be investigated, it is solely the legal right of the Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta. Addressing a press conference regarding the objectionable remarks made by Leader of the Opposition Atishi in the Delhi Assembly about Sikh Gurus, the BJP MP said that in the haste to protect Atishi, the Punjab Police was mi…
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Malvinder Singh Kang has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging strict action against the BJP leader and Delhi minister Kapil Mishra for allegedly circulating a doctored video containing objectionable remarks about Sikh Gurus, which has hurt religious sentiments of the community.In his letter, Kang cited forensic evidence from both Punjab and Delhi, stating that the video was “deliberately circulated to falsely accuse Smt. Atishi of ma…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Delhi Cabinet Minister and Sikh leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa said on Saturday that the truth has come before the nation regarding the objectionable words uttered by Aam Aadmi Party leader Atishi during a discussion on Guru Tegh Bahadur in the Assembly, and she must apologise.Sirsa said that Atishi must come forward to provide clarification and apologise, along with AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal, to the nation and Sikh society. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann …
Chandigarh, Jan 17 (IANS) Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Badal on Saturday urged Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta to disqualify Leader of Opposition Atishi as a member of the House for making blasphemous remarks against the Guru Sahiban. In a letter to the Speaker, Badal said he was anguished at Atishi’s conduct, both in his capacity as the party President as well as a devout Sikh. He said from a legislative viewpoint, the conduct of Atishi constituted a grave breach of privi…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Criticising AAP leaders’ alleged attempts to create friction between Hindus and Sikhs, Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva said on Saturday that the forensic laboratory report on the Delhi Assembly recording of “indecent” remarks made by AAP leader Atishi against Sikh Gurus has conclusively established her offence.Sachdeva condemned the statement of Aam Aadmi Party leader Saurabh Bharadwaj, which appears to be a deliberate attempt to incite Hindu–Sikh riots.The…