New Delhi: Law Minister Somnath Bharti and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today met Lt Governor Najeeb Jung. Kejriwal has been reluctant to take action against Bharti and has defended him even after a Ugandan woman, who was assaulted in a midnight raid in south Delhi, accused him of having led the group of AAP workers that barged into her house and attacked them.
We were attacked on Wednesday night by Indians, who were led by Somnath Bharti. We were harassed and hit with sticks they were carrying. They told us to leave the country or else they will kill us one by one, the woman said. The Delhi Police, which had earlier filed an FIR against “unknown people”, may have to book Bharti in the case as the Ugandan woman has named him in her statement before the magistrate.
The Law Minister and his supporters have been accused of illegally detaining Ugandan women and forcing them to undergo medical tests. Bharti attracted more ire after he said that he would spit on the faces of BJP leader Arun Jaitley and senior lawyer Harish Salve for being critical of him.
We had asked him to appear before the commission on Tuesday, but he did not show up. We will send another summons through the concerned station house officer on Thursday. If he does not appear, we will write to Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung and the Delhi police commissioner to register an FIR,” said Bharka Singh, the chairperson of the Delhi commission for women.
Sharma also made a startling revelation. She said the SHO cannot summon Bharti as he was being threatened by Aam Aadmi Party supporters. The National Human Rights Council (NHRC) too has taken cognizance of the matter and issued a notice to the Delhi Chief Secretary.
Meanwhile, the Opposition has sharpened its attack on AAP. Delhi Congress chief Arvinder Singh Lovely will take a delegation to the Lt Governor to demand action against Bharti. The Delhi BJP’s district units will also stage a sit-in on January 24 to press for the resignation of Bharti from the state Cabinet.
Bureau Report
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