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Rekha Gupta Accuses AAP, Congress of Turning Delhi Into Battleground
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said Delhi should not be disrupted by political protests.
She accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal of trying to turn the city into a battleground.
She also called the Cockroach Janta Party an AAP-Congress “B-Team.”
Police stopped CJP supporters from gathering at Jantar Mantar.
The group wanted Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign.
CJP leaders were detained at the airport after arriving from Mumbai.
Kejriwal and other AAP leaders were also detained after trying to march to Jantar Mantar.
They were protesting alleged problems in the Election Commission’s work and changes to electoral rolls.
The article reports Gupta’s accusations but does not establish them as fact.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta accused Rahul Gandhi and Arvind Kejriwal of seeking to turn Delhi into a battleground.
Gupta described the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) as an AAP-Congress “B-Team” and said Delhi would not be held hostage.
Police presence at Jantar Mantar prevented CJP supporters from gathering to demand Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
CJP leaders Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were detained at Delhi airport after arriving from Mumbai.
Kejriwal and other AAP leaders were detained after attempting a march over alleged Election Commission irregularities and electoral-roll revisions.
- Who
- Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta; Congress leader Rahul Gandhi; AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal; CJP leaders and supporters.
- What
- Police prevented a CJP gathering at Jantar Mantar; Gupta criticized the opposition leaders, while Kejriwal and other AAP leaders were detained after attempting a protest march.
- Where
- Jantar Mantar and Delhi airport, New Delhi; CJP leaders had arrived from Mumbai.
- When
- Saturday, October 10; the year is not specified.
- Why
- CJP sought Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation, and Kejriwal’s protest concerned alleged Election Commission irregularities and the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. Gupta said the political activity threatened public order.
Gupta’s claims
Protesters’ stated concerns
Purpose and effect of the protests
Gupta’s claims
Gupta accused Gandhi and Kejriwal of trying to turn Delhi into a battleground and said their politics could disrupt public safety and peace.
Protesters’ stated concerns
Kejriwal and other AAP leaders were protesting alleged irregularities in the Election Commission’s functioning and the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls; CJP supporters sought Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
CJP’s political association
Gupta’s claims
Gupta called CJP an AAP-Congress “B-Team” and accused the opposition leaders of acting in collusion.
Protesters’ stated concerns
The reports describe CJP’s planned gathering and the AAP protest but provide no response from CJP, AAP or Congress to Gupta’s accusation.
Key facts
- Delhi chief minister
- Rekha Gupta
- Protest location
- Jantar Mantar, New Delhi
- CJP demand
- Resignation of Gyanesh Kumar
- CJP leaders detained
- Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka
- Arrival point
- Delhi airport; the CJP leaders had arrived from Mumbai
- AAP protest issue
- Alleged Election Commission irregularities and the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls
Quotes
Rekha Gupta
Chief Minister of Delhi
“Why are these leaders so hell-bent on venting frustration of their nonstop defeats on the public? What offense have residents of Delhi committed to be tormented by the chaos on the streets?”
CNBC TV 18
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Sources
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