Aam Aadmi Party leader Ashutosh broke down on national television on Friday while responding to deceased farmer Gajendra Singh’s daughter’s questions about her father’s death at a rally which the party had organised.
Megha, a 17-year-old Class XII student, asked during a debate on a TV channel why had the AAP leaders continued with their speeches even as her father hanged himself.
Responding to her, Ashutosh could not control his emotions and broke down profusely and said, “I am your sinner. I was present on the stage and still could not save him. We have not slept at night. There is a lot of pain… The politics that is happening over the issue is sad. The people of the country should understand they will get nothing from this type of politics.”
Incidentally, Kejriwal also apologised on the same day for not calling off the rally immediately after Gajendra hung himself and admitted that his making a speech had been a mistake.
The AAP supremo also slammed the media and the Opposition parties, saying that the debate had veered away from the “real issue” of farmers’ plight. Ashutosh accused BJP of trying to politicise the issue and dragging Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia’s name into the controversy.
“BJP and Congress are politicising the issue. They are dragging Sisodia’s name into this. Fingers are being pointed at (AAP leader) Kumar Vishwas. We are humans. We are not
here to do politics (over the issue). Rajnath Singh should understand. We are being blamed for instigating him (Gajendra Singh). This is wrong,” Ashutosh said. Megha said during the TV discussion that she does not believe her father committed suicide.