New Delhi 20th August :- Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has been hospitalised after she was attacked during a public hearing at her residence this morning. A man, said to be in his 30s, approached the Chief Minister during a ‘Jansunwai’ and attacked her.
The Chief Minister’s security personnel immediately caught the attacker, who had disguised himself as a complainant at the public meeting, and he is now being questioned.The Chief Minister has been rushed to the hospital and top officers of Delhi Police have rushed to her residence to secure the premises.
To address public concerns, the Chief Minister attends a ‘Jansunwai’ meeting at her residence every week. Senior BJP leader Harish Khurana said, “One person present at the meeting attacked the Chief Minister. Right now, doctors are examining the Chief Minister. We condemn the attack. It should be investigated if this attack was politically motivated.” Khurana said the attacker slapped the Chief Minister and pulled her hair.
Eyewitnesses have said the attacker came with some papers and approached the Chief Minister. He was talking to her and suddenly attacked her. The BJP has said it suspects a political conspiracy behind the attack.
Former Chief Minister and opposition Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) leader Atishi has condemned the attack and said there is no place for violence in a democracy. “
The attack on Delhi’s Chief Minister Rekha Gupta is highly condemnable. In a democracy, there is a place for disagreement and protest, but there is no place for violence. Hoping that the Delhi Police will take the strictest action against the culprits. It is hoped that the Chief Minister is completely safe,” said Ms Atishi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Delhi Assembly.
