Archive · 11 Aug 2026
Rekha Gupta Slams AAP MLA Over Viral Undergarments Video
A politician in Delhi named Anil Jha Vats was helping people in his area by signing their application papers.
Someone recorded a video of him doing this while he was only wearing a vest and shorts.
Many people saw the video, including Rekha Gupta, the leader of Delhi's government.
She said it was not okay for him to dress like that, especially because women were waiting in line with their papers.
She asked for him to be removed from his position and said he made rude hand gestures during an official meeting.
Vats said that was not true and asked her to show video proof.
The papers he was signing were for a program called the Delhi Lakshmi Yojana that gives eligible women Rs 2,500 every month.
Thousands of women have signed up for the program since it started on August 1.
People from his party say the program's rules leave out many poor women.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta criticized AAP MLA Anil Jha Vats over a viral video showing him signing papers in a vest and shorts.
The video was reportedly recorded while Vats signed applications for the Delhi Lakshmi Yojana, which gives eligible women Rs 2,500 per month.
Gupta called the behaviour "shameful," demanded his Assembly membership be cancelled, and accused him of obscene gestures.
Vats denied making any wrong gestures and challenged Gupta to show video proof of his alleged behaviour.
The Delhi Lakshmi Yojana, launched August 1, has received over 5.14 lakh registrations, while AAP questions eligibility criteria that it says exclude poor women.
- Who
- Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and AAP MLA Anil Jha Vats from Kirari, northwest Delhi.
- What
- Gupta slammed Vats in the Assembly over a viral video of him in his undergarments signing constituency papers, and demanded his Assembly membership be cancelled.
- When
- Not explicitly dated; the Delhi Lakshmi Yojana, linked to the video, was launched on August 1 and passed 5.14 lakh registrations within seven days.
- Where
- Delhi, India — the Kirari Assembly constituency in northwest Delhi and the Delhi Assembly.
- Why
- Gupta said the MLA's indecent behaviour in front of women constituents could not be tolerated and accused him of obscene gestures; Vats rejected the allegations.
Delhi Government (Rekha Gupta)
AAP / Anil Jha Vats
MLA's conduct in the viral video
Delhi Government (Rekha Gupta)
Dressing in undergarments while women constituents queued for papers was shameful, indecent behaviour that cannot be tolerated and merits cancellation of Assembly membership.
AAP / Anil Jha Vats
Vats denies the allegations, calling them baseless, and demands video proof; AAP MLAs protested the Chief Minister's remarks in the Assembly.
Delhi Lakshmi Yojana coverage
Delhi Government (Rekha Gupta)
The government calls the response unprecedented and a reflection of women's trust in the scheme's financial support and promotion of savings.
AAP / Anil Jha Vats
AAP questions the eligibility criteria set by the government, arguing the scheme excludes many poor women.
- Chief Minister
- Rekha Gupta
- MLA involved
- Anil Jha Vats (AAP, Kirari)
- Scheme
- Delhi Lakshmi Yojana
- Monthly financial aid
- Rs 2,500 per month
- Scheme launch
- August 1
- Registrations in seven days
- Over 5.14 lakh
- Applications submitted
- Over 2.18 lakh
- Gupta's demand
- Cancellation of Vats' Assembly membership
