After Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta was slapped by a man, BJP has claimed that the attacker was linked to AAP and alleged a conspiracy.\
BJP MLA from Moti Nagar Harish Khurana shared a photo of the accused, Rajeshbhai Khimjibhai Sakriya, posing with AAP MLA Gopal Italia. claiming it was proof that Arvind Kejriwal's party was behind the attack.
“What was suspected has happened. The photo with @ArvindKejriwal’s close associate @Gopal_Italia says a lot. It clearly seems that the attack on @gupta_rekha ji today is connected to @AamAadmiParty. Kejriwal ji, please explain, 'What is this relationship called?' Amazing," he posted.
Delhi BJP Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said the opponents are rattled by the CM's work on the ground, alleging that the attack was politically motivated.
However, AAP rubbished the allegations, saying the viral image was created using AI and that the attacker was not linked to the party. AAP lashed out at Khurana for posting AI-generated image and spreading fake information.
AAP also published the original video from August 2, wherein Italia was seen standing next to another person in the same background as he speaks.
AAP's Saurabh Bharadwaj alleged that the Delhi Police have double standards when it comes to previous attacks on Kejriwal. “Whenever someone attacked Arvind Kejriwal ji, within no time, the talented officers of Delhi Police would plant news in the media on why the attacker was 'angry' with Kejriwal. Now that the government and Chief Minister have changed, the talented police officers are in a dilemma," Bharadwaj said.