AAP’s Atishi claims Delhi being run by CM Rekha Gupta’s husband, BJP demands apology

Aam Aadmi Party leader Atishi on Saturday claimed that Delhi was being run by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta’s husband, in response to which the Bharatiya Janata Party accused her of insulting democracy.

The BJP demanded that Atishi apologise to Gupta for her remarks.

In a post on social media, the AAP leader and former Delhi chief minister shared an image of Rekha Gupta’s husband, Manish Gupta, allegedly sitting in a meeting with officials from the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, the Delhi Jal Board, the Public Works Department and the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board.

“Earlier we used to hear that if a woman Sarpanch was elected in the village, then all the government work would be handled by her husband,” Atishi said on X. “But this must be the first time in the history of the country that a woman has become the Chief Minister and all the government work is being handled by her husband.”

The former chief minister asked if Rekha Gupta did not know how to handle government work.

“Is this the reason why there are long power cuts in Delhi every day? Is Rekha unable to handle the power companies?” Atishi asked. “Is this the reason why the fees of private schools are increasing? Is Rekha ji unable to handle the...

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