BJP seeks apology from Kejriwal, Sonia, and Rahul after Tahir Hussain conviction

The Bharatiya Janata Occasion (BJP) on Tuesday (July 14, 2026) sought an apology from Aam Aadmi Occasion (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal and Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, a day after the conviction of former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain and 4 others within the homicide case of Intelligence Bureau official Ankit Sharma in the course of the 2020 North-East Delhi riots.

On Monday (July 13, 2026), a trial courtroom convicted the 5 accused within the case. At a press convention, BJP nationwide spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia welcomed the decision, stating that justice had been delivered to the household of the deceased.

Mr. Bhatia stated that when the difficulty of the riots was raised in Parliament, Union House Minister Amit Shah had said in March 2020 that these concerned wouldn’t be spared. “Right this moment, when this verdict has come, it will not be unsuitable to say that this can be a victory for justice,” he stated.

He accused Mr. Kejriwal of giving “political safety” to the previous AAP councillor and in addition alleged that Ms. Gandhi and Mr. Gandhi engaged in “appeasement” and “vulture politics”. “They don’t stand with the sufferer’s household, relatively with the accused as a result of they see the accused’s faith. That’s their vote financial institution,” Mr. Bhatia stated.

Referring to the Delhi riots, he stated that after the Citizenship (Modification) Act was handed by Parliament, “an environment was created by Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi that Muslims would lose their citizenship”. “I want to ask Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and Khargeji(Congress president)… what number of Muslims in India have truly misplaced their citizenship? Not a single one,” he stated.

“We demand that Arvind Kejriwal ought to apologise to the nation and to the individuals of Delhi. Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi must also categorically withdraw their earlier statements and problem an unconditional apology,” he stated, whereas additionally searching for the expulsion of AAP chief Amanatullah Khan and Congress chief Imran Masood from their events for allegedly making statements based mostly on faith.

“The pursuit of justice should proceed, as a result of different circumstances associated to the Delhi riots are nonetheless pending. These circumstances ought to be pursued with the complete energy accessible to the federal government and the prosecuting companies. We are going to be sure that each offender is dropped at justice, tried and if convicted, finally ends up behind bars,” Mr. Bhatia stated.