Sikh Guru remark row: Assembly directs Atishi to submit written statement by January 19
The Delhi Assembly on Thursday directed Leader of Opposition and former Chief Minister Atishi to submit her written statement regarding her alleged “derogatory remark” made against Sikh Gurus in the recently concluded winter session.
Meanwhile, Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Thursday slammed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Leader of Opposition (LoP) Atishi and the Punjab government, stating that this entire matter is an organised attempt to prove a lie as truth.
The chairperson of the Assembly’s Privileges Committee has asked Atishi to submit her written statement by January 19, stated a communication sent to her by the Assembly secretariat.
The letter, written by the Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta to LoP Atishi, concerns a complaint of breach of privilege and contempt over alleged derogatory remarks against Sikh Gurus made during the House proceedings on 6 January 2026.
The issue of disrespect shown to Sikh Gurus allegedly by Atishi after a discussion on the Delhi government programme held last year to mark the 350th martyrdom anniversary in the Assembly session on January 6 has snowballed into a major political controversy involving the BJP ruling in Delhi and the AAP-ruled Punjab.
While Punjab Police registered an FIR in Jalandhar over the use and circulation of an alleged “doctored” video clip of Atishi, the Delhi Assembly has demanded replies from top police officers from the state over breach of privilege.
The Assembly communication to Atishi said that during the proceedings of the Winter Session on January 6, she demanded a discussion on pollution in Delhi, defying the Speaker, who told her that the debate was listed for the next day.
“While doing so, you had allegedly made derogatory remarks against the Sikh Gurus, which led to pandemonium in the House and disturbed the proceedings. Keeping with the principles of natural justice, the Speaker requested that you attend the sitting and clarify the true position,” it said.
Atishi did not attend the sittings of the House after the incident. Speaker Vijender Gupta then referred the matter to the Committee of Privileges. He also directed a forensic examination of a video clip of an Assembly recording posted on social media by Delhi cabinet minister Kapil Mishra and BJP MLAs, accusing Atishi of disrespecting Sikh Gurus.
Addressing a press conference, Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa has slammed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Leader of Opposition (LoP) Atishi and the Punjab government, stating that this entire matter is an organised attempt to prove a lie as truth.
The Minister said that the political character of AAP has been based on lies from the very beginning. Arvind Kejriwal promised he would not take security, a government house, a car, or air travel, and then did all of it. This is the true reality of AAP’s politics.
