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Senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) person and Leader of the Opposition (LoP) successful the Delhi Assembly Atishi connected Monday said she had ne'er made immoderate derogatory remarks against Sikh gurus and sought the unedited video of the House proceedings.
Replying to a breach of privilege announcement issued to her by the Assembly connected January 15, Ms. Atishi said successful a letter, “I authorities with utmost clarity and sincerity that I person ne'er made immoderate derogatory remark against Sikh gurus, either successful the House connected January 6, 2026, oregon astatine immoderate different constituent successful clip successful my life. I categorically contradict the allegation.”
She besides said that she comes from a household wherever reverence for Sikh gurus is not a substance of governmental posture but of lived values and heavy idiosyncratic faith.
“The Sikh gurus, peculiarly Guru Tegh Bahadurji, correspond the highest ideals of sacrifice, courage, and extortion of quality dignity. I americium morally incapable of uttering immoderate words that could beryllium construed arsenic disrespectful towards them,” work the letter. The LoP added that she has not received immoderate connection from Speaker Vijender Gupta connected attending the House to clarify the allegations, arsenic stated successful the announcement sent to her. She sought copies of the written connection that had been sent to her successful this regard.
There was nary effect from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
The ruling BJP and AAP person been locking horns implicit purported comments by the LoP successful the Assembly astir Guru Tegh Bahadur and an alleged video of the incidental posted by Law Minister Kapil Mishra connected X, which the Punjab constabulary person termed doctored.
‘Police inaction’
Meanwhile, Ms. Atishi wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah seeking a gathering to sermon “deteriorating” instrumentality and bid successful the Capital. “Serious nationalist complaints person emerged regarding constabulary delay, inaction and deficiency of accountability. Despite Delhi Police being under the Union Home Ministry, control implicit transgression does not look to beryllium established,” wrote the erstwhile Delhi Chief Minister.
