On Wednesday, Delhi CM Rekha Gupta was slapped and assaulted by a man during a ‘Jan Sunwai’ programme at her camp office in Civil Lines area of the city.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta Friday addressed her first public event, two days after she was slapped and assaulted by a man during a ‘Jan Sunwai’ programme at her camp office in Civil Lines area of the city. In her first public comments since the incident, Gupta asserted that she was neither scared, nor tired or defeated, and will continue to fight for the rights of Delhiites.
What did Rekha Gupta say?
“Your chief minister will neither be scared, nor tired and defeated. I will continue to struggle alongside you till Delhi gets its rights. This is my unwavering resolve,” the Delhi CM said while addressing an event in Gandhi Nagar in the trans Yamuna area of the city.
The Chief Minister also launched a veiled attack on the previous Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, asserting that Delhi had gone backwards in the last 10-12 years but assured that her government was determined to ensure development. She also assured all budgetary support for the development of the trans Yamuna area of the national capital, saying it would help to come to the forefront of a Viksit Delhi.
Who attacked Delhi CM Rekha Gupta?
On Wednesday, Delhi CM Rekha Gupta was slapped and assaulted by a man during a ‘Jan Sunwai’ programme at her camp office in Civil Lines area of the city. The attacker, later identified as Sakriya Rajeshbhai Khimjibhai, a 41-year-old Rajkot native, slapped the BJP leader, pulled her hair, and beat her while hurling obscenities, as she fell down to the ground due to the attack.
The accused, Khimjibhai, was overpowered and arrested on the spot, and later booked with attempt to murder under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita’s (BNS) Section 109(1), police said, adding that the attacker has been sent to five-day police custody.
A joint team of Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Delhi Police Special cell is investigation the matter and trying to ascertain the motive behind the unhinged attack on the Delhi Chief Minister, they said.
After the attack, the Delhi CM was confined to her residence, but resumed her official engagements on Friday as she attended the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the Association of Wholesale Garment Dealers in Gandhi Nagar, the biggest ready-made garment hub of Asia.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Delhi CM Rekha Gupta was slapped and beaten up by a man during a ‘Jan Sunwai’ programme.
- The attacker, Sakriya Rajeshbhai Khimjibhai (41), a resident of Gujarat has been taken into custody.
- Gupta made her first public appearance after the incident on Wednesday.
- The Chief Minister was accorded Z category security, a day after she was attacked.
Meanwhile, day after the attack, Rekha Gupta was accorded a ‘Z’ category security by the Union government. According to officials, the Union Home Ministry has directed the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to take charge of Gupta’s security, and around two dozen CRPF would be part of the Delhi CM’s round-the-clock security detail.
