Arvind Kejriwal at this time tendered his resignation from the put up of Delhi Chief Minister whereas Atishi has been nominated for the put up, the opposition acquired an opportunity to criticise the Aam Aadmi Occasion (AAP). Calling Atishi a “Dummy CM,” insurgent AAP Rajya Sabha MP Maliwal stated that Atishi’s mother and father had written mercy petitions for Afzal Guru. “At the moment is a really unhappy day for Delhi. At the moment, a girl is being made the Chief Minister of Delhi whose household fought a protracted battle to avoid wasting terrorist Afzal Guru from hanging. Her mother and father wrote mercy petitions to the Honourable President to avoid wasting terrorist Afzal Guru. In accordance with them, Afzal Guru was harmless and was framed as a part of a political conspiracy,” Maliwal stated in a put up on X.
Whereas the work of Atishi as Delhi CM might be put to the take a look at after 5 months when Delhi goes to the polls, listed below are 5 controversies linked to Atishi and her mother and father:
Afzal Guru Mercy Petition
Atishi’s mother and father Tripta Wahi and Vijay Singh reportedly had been a part of the group that filed a mercy petition for Parliament assault convict terrorist Afzal Guru. Aam Aadmi Occasion’s political opponents have used this to accuse her mother and father of supporting anti-national components.
Probe For Hyperlinks With SAR Gilani
In 2016, the Delhi Police reportedly questioned a number of DU Professors together with Tripti Wahi for sharing the dais with SAR Gilani, one other DU professor arrested below sedition and different costs. Nevertheless, no actionw as taken againt Wahi.
‘Vote For Goons’
Forward of the 2019 polls, throughout campaigning, Atishi was accused of asking the voters to vote for opposition candidates to defeat the BJP even when the opposition candidate was a goon/gunda. She drew flak for her remarks as nicely. “In UP solely the coalition of SP and BSP can defeat BJP. So if we had been UP voters, what ought to we do, we should always vote for the coalition regardless of who’s the candidate. I spoke to certainly one of my identified folks from UP, and he advised me that the candidate from our space is a goon, so what ought to we do? I stated blindly go and vote for the coalition as a result of that is an election the place we have to defeat the BJP,” stated Atishi.
Surname Row
Atishi’s full identify was ‘Atishi Marlena’. A number of studies claimed that the surname was derived from Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin. In 2018, she modified her identify to only Atishi, drawing flak from the BJP.
Gautam Gambhir Pamphlet Row
In the course of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Atishi ran in opposition to cricketer-turned-politician Gautam Gambhir in East Delhi. AAP alleged that Gambhir distributed defamatory pamphlets in opposition to Atishi, crammed with private insults and slanderous remarks. The controversy escalated into a serious political spat, with Atishi breaking down throughout a press convention. Gambhir denied the allegations, calling it a political stunt by AAP.
