Chaos at Rekha Gupta’s Event as BJP Worker Disrupts Speech

Police said CM Gupta’s security was not compromised, even as two others were detained for creating ruckus.

BY PC Bureau

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta’s public event in Gandhi Nagar on Friday, August 22, descended into chaos after a BJP worker raised slogans during the programme.

Police identified the individual as Praveen Sharma, a local cable TV operator from Ajeet Nagar, who claims to have been associated with the BJP for the past 40 years. According to officials, Sharma shouted slogans against Congress MLA Arvinder Singh Lovely while the legislator was addressing the gathering. He was immediately overpowered by security personnel stationed behind the barricades and escorted away.

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DCP Shahdara confirmed that no breach of the Chief Minister’s security took place and that Gupta remained unharmed throughout the disruption.

The incident comes on the heels of a more serious episode just two days earlier, on August 20, when Gupta was allegedly slapped and assaulted by a man during a ‘Jan Sunwai’ programme at her residence. Following that attack, authorities reviewed and strengthened her security cover.

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A man from Gujarat, identified as Rajesh Bhai Khimji Bhai Sakariya, 41, has been apprehended by Delhi Police after he assaulted Chief Minister Rekha Gupta during a public hearing at her residence on Wednesday. The incident, which left the Chief Minister in a state of shock, has drawn widespread condemnation and political reactions.

The attacker, a resident of Rajkot, was identified as a man from a family of rickshaw pullers. According to police sources, he had approached the Chief Minister with a petition seeking the release of a jailed relative.
In a statement to authorities, the man’s mother, who was questioned by Rajkot police, described her son as “mentally ill” and an animal lover. She stated that he had previously traveled to Delhi on his own following a court verdict related to stray dogs, and she was unaware of his intent to visit the Chief Minister’s residence.

Meanwhile, ANI reported that police detained two other individuals on Friday for attempting to create a ruckus at the Gandhi Nagar event, raising further concerns about repeated disruptions at programmes involving the Chief Minister.