Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: BJP Delhi President Virendra Sachdeva on August 20 said that Chief Minister Rekha Gupta’s condition is stable, but in shock following the attack on her during the Jan Sunvai at her official residence in Civil Lines. He condemned the act and said that such attacks should not take place in a democracy.
The state BJP chief also mentioned that the attacker tried to grab CM Gupta’s hand and then attacked her. Speaking to the reporters outside the Chief Minister’s residence, Sachdeva said, “During the public hearing, the Chief Minister was interacting closely with the people when suddenly a man approached her with some papers, grabbed her hand and tried to pull her because of which, I think that the CM hit her head at maybe a table or a chair. The attacker was immediately caught by the people present. Police are investigating the matter to identify the man and his intentions,” he said.
He dismissed the reports of the Chief Minister being hit by a stone and being slapped. Meanwhile, the man who attacked Chief Minister Gupta has been identified as Rajesh Bhai Khimji Bhai Sakariya, a resident of Gujarat’s Rajkot, sources said. The Delhi Police have contacted their counterparts in Gujarat regarding the same, the sources added. The sources also said that 41-year-old Rajesh told the police that he hails from Rajkot.
