Bharatiya Janata Party  today accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Congress of backing those convicted in killing of IB officer Ankit Sharma during northeast Delhi riots in 2020.

Bharatiya Janata Party  today accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Congress of backing those convicted in killing of IB officer Ankit Sharma during northeast Delhi riots in 2020. Bhatia accused AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal of defending Hussain for vote-bank politics.

 In a blistering critique during a press conference, Gaurav Bhatia accused Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convener Arvind Kejriwal of providing political cover to Tahir Hussain. This comes after the judiciary convicted Hussain of murdering Intelligence Bureau officer Ankit Sharma amid the 2020 Delhi riots.

The BJP leader welcomed  Delhi court verdict convicting AAP former councillor Tahir Hussain and four other people in the killing of an IB officer. Bhatia labeled Kejriwal as the ‘biggest culprit’ alongside Hussain, asserting that Kejriwal’s silence enabled a conspiracy targeting specific communities. He also alleged that Kejriwal engaged in vote-bank politics, showing indifference to the lives lost during the riots, including that of public servant Ankit Sharma.

Bhatia further connected Kejriwal to what he termed as the ‘vulture culture’ of the Congress, accusing leaders like Sonia and Rahul Gandhi of misleading the public on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). In the wake of these assertions, BJP demands apologies from Kejriwal and the Gandhis and calls for stern actions against provocative leaders.

He further alleged that  Kejriwal instigated and sponsored the Delhi riots during his tenure as Chief Minister. Bhatia also alleged Senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and Kejriwal of engaging in dirty and low-level politics by backing those accused.

 Arvind Kejriwal, hitting back at BJP  said former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain had been expelled from the party “a long, long time back”.Responding to a post on X by BJP IT Cell head Amit Malviya, Kejriwal said Hussain was no longer associated with the AAP and took a swipe at the BJP.”We expelled him from AAP a long, long time back. Didn’t he join one of the Chanda Chor party’s sister organisations?” Kejriwal said.