Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has taken a swipe at former CM Arvind Kejriwal, asking him to “stop watching her reels” after he shared a video of her that the BJP claimed was selectively edited.
Her remarks came a day after former Delhi chief minister Kejriwal had flagged a video clip of Gupta talking about EVM manipulation.
Speaking at a public event on Monday, after laying the foundation stone for a multi-level electric bus depot, Gupta remarked in Hindi, “I want to tell Kejriwal Sir, please reduce watching my videos, interviews, and reels. I think you watch my reels all day to find out what Madam says and what Madam did not say.”
She further said that Kejriwal should shift his focus to Punjab, where his party, the Aam Aadmi Party, governs. “If Kejriwal wants to focus, he should focus on the people of Punjab. He is never seen with the victims,” Gupta added, referring to the flood-hit state that recently witnessed one of its worst disasters in decades.
Her comments came a day after Kejriwal posted a 14-second clip on X, showing Gupta’s remarks during a conversation with NDTV on the Congress’s claims about electronic voting machines (EVMs). In the brief clip, Gupta can be heard saying: “As long as Congress was manipulating EVMs for 70 years, it was fine, but now that we’ve done it, they are feeling bad.” Sharing the video, Kejriwal asked, “What is the CM of Delhi saying?”
The BJP, however, accused him of spreading a misleading version of her statement. The Delhi unit of the party released the longer version of the interview, which included Gupta’s full remarks. In that, she continued: “When they win, it’s the public’s mandate, and when we win, the EVMs are hacked? Where is this formula written? Someone please tell me where Rahul Gandhi studied this. He misleads the public all the time and lies to the people all the time... The public has given him so many opportunities, and he’s ruled the country for years, and today he’s stooping to such a low level that he’s saying such things.”
While Kejriwal’s post sparked fresh political sparring, Gupta’s response turned the spotlight back on him. By mocking his supposed interest in her reels and questioning his absence from Punjab during the floods, she sharpened the BJP’s attack against the AAP leader.
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