BJP visits hospital to console victim's kin

Leaders of the Delhi BJP unit went to LNJP Hospital on Wednesday and consoled the family of the Aam Aadmi Party volunteer who committed suicide on Tuesday. She took the drastic step after “a long fight against molestation and mental torture by Aam Aadmi Party leaders of Narela”, said the Delhi BJP in a statement.

Delhi BJP President Satish Upadhyay asked Police Commissioner Alok Kumar to order a “high-level” probe into the torture of the victim “especially looking into the role of the AAP MLA from Narela, Sharad Chauhan”.

Upadhyay has also asked the police commissioner to inquire “as to why the local police did not act tough even after she had filed a complaint about molestation and torture in June, 2016”. “Had the local police then not succumbed to the pressure of the MLA and acted tough, her life could have been saved,” he said.

“Be it today’s incident of suicide by an AAP worker or domestic violence complaints against AAP MLAs Somnath Bharti and Manoj Kumar or complaint of a woman worker against AAP leader Kumar Vishwas or of overall neglect of women leadership in the AAP, the silence of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on such issues has constantly given encouragement to his women basher colleagues,” added Upadhyay.

“The way CM is silent today over the suicide of the AAP worker, he had gone into similar silence over the unfortunate killings of farmer Gajender and prior to that of (Santosh) Koli (who was to contest 2013 polls but died in a road accident),” said Upadhyaya.
He added that the Delhi BJP unit will take out protest march and also stage a dharna outside Delhi Assembly and “force the CM to speak on these killings”.
Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly Vijender Gupta also went to the hospital and met the bereaved family.

The Delhi BJP chief said the Narela incident has established anti-woman character of AAP.
While the BJP went on an offensive against the AAP for its worker’s alleged anti-women stand, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal opened a new front against the saffron party over its leader’s unparliamentary language against BJP supremo Mayawati.

“This is shameful. BJP's abuses n threats against women continue unabated both online n offline,” tweeted Kejriwal.

In a related development, BJP legislator from Vishwas Nagar O P Sharma complained to Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung and said Maliwal should be sacked for her partial and unfair role in not proceeding against AAP legislator from Sangam Vihar, Dinesh Mohaniya, in a sexual harassment case.