Chandigarh, January 17
Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party Working State President Ashwani Sharma today launched a sharp attack on the Aam Aadmi Party and the Bhagwant Mann-led Punjab Government, stating that the forensic examination report of the video in which AAP MLA Atishi Marlena allegedly used derogatory language against Guru Sahib during the Delhi Assembly session has clearly established that the video is genuine and has not been tampered with.
Sharma said that when the Punjab Government does not even possess the original video, it has no moral or factual basis to claim that the video is fake. He questioned how the government can mislead the public on such a sensitive religious issue without any credible evidence.
Leveling serious allegations against the Aam Aadmi Party and Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Ashwani Sharma said that by protecting Atishi, who used insulting words for Guru Sahib, the Chief Minister and his cabinet ministers are themselves becoming partners in this act of disrespect towards the Gurus. He said that the Delhi Assembly, which had the original video of the incident, conducted a forensic examination unanimously on the demand of the opposition, and the report conclusively proved that the video had not been doctored.
Despite the truth coming out, Sharma alleged, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and his cabinet ministers are continuing to defend Atishi, thereby deeply hurting the religious sentiments of the Sikh community. By shielding her, AAP leaders are themselves participating in the sin of insulting Guru Sahib, he added.
Sharma further said that AAP is following a double standard on religious issues, which the people of Punjab will never accept. He demanded that Atishi should publicly apologise for her statement and that the Punjab Government should clarify its stand on this matter without any ambiguity.
