AAP releases video of 'Delhi LG VK Saxena leading violent mob' in Gujarat in 2002

In an escalation of the tussle between the Delhi government and the Lieutenant Governor, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party on 16 March 2023 released a video claiming that it showed LG VK Saxena leading a violent mob in Gujarat in 2002.

AAP MP Sanjay Singh claimed that the video showed Saxena inciting and leading the mob which attacked the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad to target activist Medha Patkar.

The party asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure that the Lieutenant Governor is held accountable for his "crimes", and asked whether he deserves to continue as LG.

Saxena was named "Accused No. 4" in the FIR filed in connection with the incident, Singh said. He went on to accuse Saxena of rioting, voluntarily causing hurt, wrongful restraint, criminal intimidation, unlawful assembly, and intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace citing the FIR.

"It is shameful for the entire country that a goon who led a violent mob attack on Medha Patkar, who has received many international honours for her contribution to upholding human rights, including the Mother Teresa Award for Social Justice, was made the Lieutenant General of Delhi," he said.

Singh also said that Saxena has filed an affidavit in the case, arguing that a criminal trial against him be kept in abeyance till he continues to occupy the office of LG.

(With PTI inputs)

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