Summary:
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday suspended former MLA Jarnail Singh from the primary membership of the party over his alleged comments on Hindu goddesses.
However, Singh claimed the post was accidentally copy-pasted by his son who was handling his phone during an online class.
The decision to suspend the former Rajouri Garden legislator was taken in the party’s Political Affairs Committee on August 11, said AAP’s Tilak Nagar MLA who is also named Jarnail Singh, in a Facebook post.
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New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday suspended former MLA Jarnail Singh from the primary membership of the party over his alleged comments on Hindu goddesses.
However, Singh claimed the post was accidentally copy-pasted by his son who was handling his phone during an online class.
The decision to suspend the former Rajouri Garden legislator was taken in the party’s Political Affairs Committee on August 11, said AAP’s Tilak Nagar MLA who is also named Jarnail Singh, in a Facebook post.
“Jarnail Singh (former MLA, Rajouri Garden) has been suspended from the primary membership of the party by Aam Aadmi Party.
The decision has been taken in the meeting of the Aam Aadmi Party’s PAC while taking disciplinary action on the use of wrong dictionary about Hindu goddesses on day 11.08.2020 by Jarnail Singh (former MLA Rajouri Garden).
The party has issued a reason notice to them why they should be dismissed from the primary membership of the party for this disgraceful act,” read the post by the party’ Punjab incharge.
Saying that the AAP is a secular party, the Tilak Nagar MLA said that there is no place in the party for anyone who disrespects any religion.
“The Sikh community is also very sad with their statement because such misfortune against any community is also against the teachings of Guru Nanak Dev Ji.