New Delhi, February 25 The Delhi Assembly has summoned Punjab officials, including the state Director General of Police (DGP), to appear before its Privileges Committee on Friday in connection with alleged remarks made by Leader of the Opposition Atishi against Sikh Gurus.
The issue stemmed from a video clip of the Assembly's Winter Session proceedings in January, on which BJP legislators accused Atishi of making "derogatory" remarks against Sikh Gurus.
The Assembly Secretariat, in a letter to the Under Secretary of the Punjab government's Home Department, said that senior state officials would be given an adequate opportunity to explain their position before the committee on February 27.
The panel has summoned the Additional Chief Secretary (Home II), DGP, and the Commissioner of the Jalandhar Police to appear in person before it.
Following the controversy over Atishi's alleged remarks, the AAP government in Punjab swiftly moved and a case was registered in Jalandhar based on the video clip shared by BJP leaders. A forensic lab report claimed that the video clip was "manipulated".
However, a forensic examination of the video clip, directed by Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta, claimed that it was genuine.
In her response to the Privileges Committee, Atishi has refuted the charges against her and demanded to be provided with a video recording of the Assembly proceedings on the day of the incident.
The Assembly has yet to receive copies of the FIR registered by the Punjab Police, as well as the report of the forensic test conducted in the state and the report of the technical experts, officials said.