Former AAP MLA booked for hurting religious sentiments

AMRITSAR: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) former MLA Jarnail Singh was booked for hurting the religious sentiments of Hindus. A local resident, Gaurav Sharma, complained after Jarnail shared objectionable comments against Hindu gods on his Facebook account.

After his post surfaced, the AAP suspended Jarnail, its prominent Sikh face and former MLA of Rajouri Garden segment in Delhi, on Thursday. He deleted the post after social media backlash. Later, he claimed that the image was mistakenly published by his son during an online class.

“My little son had taken my phone for his online class. He posted an image which I have deleted. I respect all the names of God Ram, Gobind, Keshav, Sadashiv and follow the principles of Guru Teg Bahadur Sahib,” he clarified.

“The AAP is a secular party and has no place for anyone who disrespects any religion. The Sikh community is also very sad, because such kind of action is also against the teachings of Guru Nanak Dev,” a release from the AAP stated.

NO APOLOGY IS ACCEPTABLE: MANN

AAP MP Bhagwant Mann said the party was in no mood to consider apology tendered by Jarnail Singh over derogatory comment on Hindu gods. At a press conference, he said the former Delhi MLA acted in a very irresponsible manner.