‘No CCTV Of Attack On Rekha Gupta Whereas Kejriwal’s Were Recorded And Streamed’
On the attack on Delhi’s Chief Minister Rekha Gupta during a public hearing, AAP State President Saurabh Bhardwaj on Thursday remarked that the CCTV footage of the attack on Delhi CM is not available, whereas attacks on Arvind Kejriwal were recorded and streamed everywhere.
Speaking to ANI, AAP State President said, “Before this, several attacks have been made on Arvind Kejriwal… While we haven’t seen CCTV footage of an attack on Rekha Gupta yet, attacks on Arvind Kejriwal were recorded and streamed everywhere.”
He further compared the two attacks and said that in Gupta’s case, Delhi Police registered an ‘attempt to murder’ case and the accused was taken to police remand, whereas in Kejriwal’s case, the matter was deliberately kept weak.
“It was the duty of the police to register a case of ‘attempt to murder’ in such attacks earlier, and the accused should have been taken into police custody so that such activities do not happen again, as was done in the case of Rekha Gupta. But in Arvind Kejriwal’s case, the matter was deliberately kept weak, security was lax, and whenever an attack occurred, it was said that the people of Delhi are angry…,” Bhardwaj said.
Bhardwaj also targeted Delhi Police for hiding the CCTV footage. He said, “We are glad that in Rekha Gupta’s case, the police have an FIR, but I believe that the police are hiding the CCTV footage of the incident to cover up their failure…”
He further highlighted the Delhi Police inefficiency by saying, “If the CM with Z security is being attacked and their CCTV footage is visible to the public, it will reveal to the public how the Delhi Police has failed and how their Z security is useless and ineffective. That is why very senior officers of Delhi Police have seized the CCTV footage, otherwise Delhi Police has its own record in such matters, they are the first ones to release the CCTV footage and first one to plant news, but everything is hidden in this case.”
On Wednesday, the Chief Minister was attacked during a public hearing at her official residence in Civil Lines. Rajesh Khimji, a resident of Rajkot, Gujarat, was arrested by Delhi Police yesterday. Meanwhile, Delhi Police are investigating the matter from all angles and are coordinating with Rajkot Police, sources said. Central agencies, including the Intelligence Bureau (IB), have also joined the probe.
Meanwhile, the Central government has granted Z-category security cover by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to CM Rekha Gupta following the attack.
Earlier today, the accused Rajesh Khimji was remanded to 5 days’ custody. He was produced before the duty magistrate at his residence. Before being produced before the magistrate, Rajesh was taken to Aruna Asif Ali hospital for a medical checkup. Thereafter, he was referred to the LNJP Hospital by the Aruna Asif Ali Hospital. Duty magistrate Arvind Tomar granted a five-day custody remand after hearing the submissions of the Delhi police. He is to be produced before the court after the expiry of five days of police custody. (ANI)
