‘Anti-Dalit’: Atishi Claims Ambedkar, Bhagat Singh’s Photos Removed From Delhi CM Room

New Delhi: Blaming the BJP of having anti-Dalit mindset, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi CM Atishi claimed on Monday that the photos of Dalit icon BR Ambedkar and freedom fighter Bhagat Singh were removed from Delhi CM Rekha Gupta’s office.

Atishi called on BJP’s Rekha Gupta in the latter’s chamber on Monday. The former CM claimed that the photos, which were installed by AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal, had been removed by the BJP government.

“The anti-Dalit mentality of the Bharatiya Janata Party is well known. Today, a proof of its anti-Dalit mentality has been presented. Arvind Kejriwal had put up photos of Baba Saheb Ambedkar and Shaheed Bhagat Singh in every office of the Delhi government…the BJP has removed both these photos from the Chief Minister’s office. This shows that the BJP is an anti-Dalit, anti-Sikh party,” she said.

“Does the BJP think PM Narendra Modi is greater than Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar and Bhagat Singh?” she added.

She also held a protest outside the assembly. The AAP leader claimed that as Rekha Gupta didn’t respond to their request for seeking her appointment since the past two days, she went to see the CM.

She further stated that the promise made in the first cabinet meeting by Modi, regarding the Mahila Samman Yojana, was broken

Atishi’s remarks were directed at the delay in the implementation of the scheme, which was supposed to provide financial assistance to women in Delhi.

Earlier in the day, Rekha Gupta took oath as a member of the legislative assembly.

BJP defeated AAP in this month’s Delhi assembly election. The party won 48 of the city’s 70 seats.