New Delhi: Under the scanner for his raid on an alleged drug and sex racket in south Delhi, Delhi law minister Somnath Bharti lost temper and asked the journalist, How much money were you paid by (BJP’s PM nominee Narendra) Modiji?
Delhi CM Kejriwal termed Bharti’s remark “wrong”. Somnath Bharti should not have said that.
Bharti tendered an apology shortly after making the remark, Mere kehne ka woh matlab nahi tha. Agar koi mere statement se Hurt hua hai to main maafi mangta hoon (I did not mean to say that. I apologise if I’ve hurt someone).
BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi hit out at the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over Bharti’s latest outburst. There should be some discipline and manners followed by the AAP. They are behaving like unguided missiles with the kind of language they use.
Failing to appear before the Delhi Commission for Women, which is probing his actions, Bharti has drawn flak from the panel. Even as the commission is mulling to take up the matter with Jung, Bharti said the move was “politically motivated” since “Barkha Singh (who heads the panel) is a member of Congress”.
Kejriwal and Bharti, along with other AAP ministers and supporters, had held a sit-in in the heart of Delhi, demanding action against the policemen who did not raid the alleged sex and drug racket on the law minister’s orders. Kejriwal called off his protest after Jung appealed to him and also sent two of the policemen on leave.
Bureau Report
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