New Delhi: A bitter war of words ensued on Wednesday over the alleged suicide of a woman Aam Aadmi Party activist, with BJP holding the party responsible for the death, even as AAP accused the saffron party of playing politics "over dead bodies".
AAP spokesperson Ashutosh tore into BJP leader Vijender Gupta for allegedly "hijacking" the family of the victim and coming in the way of postmortem of the body. Gupta was forcing the family members of the woman to name AAP in the case, he alleged.
At a press conference, Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly, Gupta alleged that the entire AAP dispensation was "responsible" for the death of the 28-year-old woman, who had been "sexually harassed" by a few "members of AAP" for past few months.
Faced with a barrage of queries by journalists at the press conference as to whether the party was not politicising the case, BJP Delhi Satish Upadhyay said, "If we do not take up people's issues then who will? We will try to get justice for the family and if needed will meet the Home Minister too."
AAP's Delhi Convenor Dilip Pandey claimed that the accused Ramesh, who was arrested and later released on bail, was not a member of AAP as being claimed by BJP and that the party had extended all possible help to the woman when she had approached it with the complaint.
"It is a fact that she had contacted the party. The party assisted her and got an FIR lodged. In fact the Chief Minister's Office had called the DCP office in this regard, but the police chose not to act and the accused secured bail.
"BJP leader Vijender Gupta is politicising the issue. He has stalled the postmortem of the body. BJP has a history of doing politics over dead bodies," Pandey told reporters.
Ashutosh accused Gupta of "stooping" to an unprecedented low and alleged that the woman was to be cremated at 1 PM at Nigambodh Ghat but even that could not take place.
"Gupta has taken the family of the victim somewhere. The family is being forced to name AAP in the case. What sort of politics is this?" Ashutosh asked.
Gupta also claimed that the family was not supported by the DCW when it had gone there seeking help in the case.
However, DCW chief Swati Maliwal on Wednesday tweeted, "V sad case of Soni suicide. DCW counselor met SHO ACP n got her FIR filed. Court gv bail to accused. We demand strictest action in this case."
The woman allegedly committed suicide in Narela area of outer Delhi on Tuesday. Her family members claimed that she had gone into depression after her alleged molester was released on bail.
Police said the woman consumed a poisonous substance at her home in the afternoon and died during treatment at LNJP Hospital.
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