BJP removed pics of Ambedkar, Bhagat Singh from Chief Minister's office, claims AAP

Allegations of photographs of Dr BR Ambedkar and Bhagat Singh being taken down from the Delhi Chief Minister's Office led to a war of words between the ruling BJP and the opposition AAP on Monday.

Former Chief Minister Atishi led the charge, releasing a picture showing photos of BR Ambedkar and Bhagat Singh on display behind her while she was sitting on the Chief Minister's chair. Atishi contrasted this with a photo of the current Chief Minister Rekha Gupta in office that showed portraits of Mahatma Gandhi, President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the same wall.

The BJP soon hit back, releasing another picture that showed BR Ambedkar's photograph on an adjoining wall. A video later also showed photos of



Mahatma Gandhi, President Murmu and PM Modi behind the Chief Minister's chair with photos of Ambedkar and Bhagat Singh placed on the adjoining walls.

"The anti-Dalit mentality of the BJP is well known. Today, proof of its anti-Dalit mentality has been presented. (AAP chief) Arvind Kejriwal had put up photos of Babasaheb Ambedkar and Shaheed Bhagat Singh in every office of the Delhi government. Since the BJP came to power, it has removed both these photos from the Chief Minister's office. This shows that the BJP is an anti-Dalit and anti-Sikh party," Atishi said at a press conference.

Voicing her party colleague's sentiments, Kejriwal asserted that the 'removal' of Ambedkar's photo had hurt millions of the Dalit icon's followers.