New Delhi:
Aam Aadmi Social gathering (AAP) chief Manish Sisodia on Monday attacked Bharatiya Janata Social gathering (BJP) MP Manoj Tiwari for sharing a clipped video of his occasion colleague and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal.
Mr Tiwari, in a submit on X, shared a 9-second clip wherein Mr Kejriwal was heard saying that “somebody was saying that whoever has written the Structure should be drunk whereas writing it”. His submit got here amid a large row over Union House Minister Amit Shah’s remarks on BR Ambedkar – generally known as the architect of the Indian Structure.
“I discovered this video of the top of Delhi’s Aam Aadmi Social gathering after listening to which everybody will have the ability to see his true colors,” Mr Tiwari, a three-time MP from North East Delhi, wrote.
मुझे दिल्ली के आम आदमी पार्टी के मुखिया का ये मुस्कान भरा वीडियो मिला.. जिसको सुनकर हर कोई ऐसे बहुरूपिये का असली रंग देख पायेगा.. #दलित_विरोधी_AAPpic.twitter.com/obMEJpp4RI
— Manoj Tiwari (@ManojTiwariMP) December 23, 2024
Mr Sisodia, who has filed a defamation case against Mr Tiwari up to now, countered him and shared the complete video of Mr Kejriwal’s speech.
Within the 19-second video, which was reportedly shot 12 years in the past, Mr Kejriwal was heard speaking in regards to the Structure of the Congress occasion and never in regards to the Indian Structure.
“Structure of Congress occasion says no employee shall devour liquor. Somebody amongst us mentioned the one who wrote the Structure will need to have been drunk whereas writing it,” he mentioned.
Mr Sisodia requested Mr Tiwari to cease behaving like “low-cost trolls”.
“You’re an MP, have some disgrace. You’re tweeting lies. If not your self, at the least respect the submit of an MP,” the previous Delhi deputy chief minister mentioned.
मनोज तिवारी जी सांसद हो, थोड़ी तो शर्म करो। झूँठ ट्वीट कर रहे हो । सस्ते trollers जैसा बर्ताव करना बंद करो। अपनी नहीं तो कम से कम सांसद पद की तो इज्जत करो। https://t.co/kEt6Za3aBjpic.twitter.com/vuDziaJTYM
— Manish Sisodia (@msisodia) December 23, 2024
Mr Tiwari responded to the AAP leader, saying there must be “decorum” in a debate. “You bought so offended that you just known as me shameless”.
“If the members of Congress wrote the Structure of the occasion after ingesting alcohol, then how can Arvind Kejriwal interpret it to imply that “whoever wrote the Structure, wrote it after ingesting alcohol”. What’s the that means of “whoever wrote the Structure”?,” Mr Tiwari added.
“How can Arvind Kejriwal dare to say this? Is there a distinction between the Structure of India and Congress’ Structure or not,” he requested.
A number of instances have been registered in opposition to some X customers — together with Vibhor Anand who has greater than 40,000 followers — for sharing Mr Kejriwal’s clipped video.
The confrontation between the 2 leaders broke out days after an argument erupted over Amit Shah’s remarks on BR Ambedkar throughout the not too long ago concluded Winter Session of parliament.
In his handle to the Rajya Sabha throughout the debate to mark 75 years of the Structure final week, Mr Shah mentioned taking BR Ambedkar’s identify had turn out to be a “trend” now.
“It has turn out to be a trend to say Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar’. In the event that they took God’s identify so many instances, they’d have gotten a spot in heaven,” the senior BJP chief mentioned.
“Take his identify 100 instances extra, however I wish to say what are your sentiments about him,” he mentioned.
The AAP, Congress and different Opposition events have alleged that Mr Shah had insulted the Dalit icon and demanded his resignation and an apology.
Mr Shah, nevertheless, mentioned the Opposition leaders had twisted his remarks.