New Delhi, April 15: Delhi BJP President Manoj Tiwari on Sunday accused the AAP and the Congress of trying to "defame" his party and alleged that they were disturbing the country's social fabric.
Addressing the media along with Union Minister Prakash Javadekar, Tiwari said: "The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Congress are trying to defame the BJP. They are trying to break the social fabric of the society."
He said that development was not an agenda for the two parties.
"They cannot compare themselves with the development work of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and they are always trying to spread riots in Delhi and in the country," he alleged.
The BJP MP alleged that in east Delhi "on the occasion of Ramnavmi, a group people, passed in front of a mosque, stopped there and raised slogans of Jai Shri Ram.
"Two people from that group have been identified as AAP leaders Nandlal Kannaujiya and Manish whose pictures are available on the social media with several senior leaders of the party," he added.
"Thanks to the people of Delhi and the residents of that colony where the incident happened, they didn't react. Otherwise something worse would have happened," he said.
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Remarks against Shinde: Comedian Kamra appears before Maharashtra council's privileges committee
Mumbai (PTI): Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra on Tuesday appeared before the Maharashtra legislative council's privileges committee regarding his alleged remarks against Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
However, in the absence of the main complainant, the hearing has been rescheduled to March 10, said the committee's chairperson, Prasad Lad.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sushma Andhare also appeared before the panel.
Kamra and Andhare later informed reporters that their statements were not recorded during the hearing, as BJP leader Pravin Darekar, the main complainant, was absent.
When asked about his reaction to a threat by the Shiv Sena, which had warned him of dire consequences if he visited Mumbai, Kamra said he felt safe.
Lad said, "Kamra told the committee that he was ready to record his statement now. However, it wouldn't be appropriate to record his statement in the absence of the complainant. It was decided that statements from both sides would be recorded on the same day, and after discussing with Darekar, it was decided to keep the hearing on March 10 at 4 PM."
Andhare also referenced the incident last year when the studio where Kamra performed was vandalised, which occurred after his parody song about Shinde.
"We wanted to know what the charges against us are," she added.
Darekar had moved a breach of privilege notice against Kamra and Andhare for "derogatory remarks" against Shiv Sena leader Shinde, whose party is a constituent of the BJP-led Mahayuti.
Kamra, who has often courted controversy for his anti-establishment views, targeted Shinde in a song parody last year, obliquely referring to him as a traitor.
Andhare had supported Kamra.
The comedian, during his performance at the 'Unicontinental Mumbai' hotel in Khar area of Mumbai, had used a modified version of a Hindi song from the movie "Dil To Pagal Hai" to describe the 2022 rebellion of Shinde against Uddhav Thackeray.
A group of Shiv Sena workers reached the hotel and ransacked its office.
Earlier this month, Kamra had dismissed media reports claiming that he had sought an adjournment from the privileges committee as "incorrect".
