{"id":27204,"date":"2026-01-06T16:16:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T16:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/06\/history-in-remix-mode-aap-alleges-rekha-gupta-made-a-bhagat-singh-blunder-politics-news\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T16:16:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T16:16:43","slug":"history-in-remix-mode-aap-alleges-rekha-gupta-made-a-bhagat-singh-blunder-politics-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/06\/history-in-remix-mode-aap-alleges-rekha-gupta-made-a-bhagat-singh-blunder-politics-news\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;History In Remix Mode&#8217;: AAP Alleges Rekha Gupta Made A Bhagat Singh Blunder | Politics News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9814054\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-3759419209\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-3759419209\">January 06, 2026, 21:27 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9814054\" class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-1693226200 asubttl-schema\">Delhi CM Rekha Gupta allegedly misrepresented freedom fighter Bhagat Singh&#8217;s actions in the 1929 bombing as being against the Congress rather than the British regime<\/h2>\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-6902480ec69d7696 artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-6902480ec69d7696 stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-6902480ec69d7696 deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-6902480ec69d7696 fontchange\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/font.svg\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" alt=\"font\" title=\"font\" class=\"jsx-6902480ec69d7696 lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-6902480ec69d7696 artsharwrp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.whatsapp.com\/send?text='History%20In%20Remix%20Mode'%3A%20AAP%20Alleges%20Rekha%20Gupta%20Made%20A%20Bhagat%20Singh%20Blunder - %0D%0Ahttps:\/\/www.news18.com\/politics\/history-in-remix-mode-aap-alleges-rekha-gupta-made-a-bhagat-singh-blunder-ws-l-9814054.html%3Futm_source%3Dwhatsapp%26utm_medium%3Dsocial_share%26utm_campaign%3Dnw18english%0D%0A %0D%0A Get the latest news anytime, anywhere. Install News18 app for free! %0D%0Ahttps:\/\/onelink.to\/website-share-eng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"jsx-6902480ec69d7696 sclrnd wapp social_share\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-6902480ec69d7696 notifycnt social_share\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/new_share_icon.svg\" alt=\"new share icon\" title=\"new share icon\" width=\"8\" height=\"9\" class=\"jsx-6902480ec69d7696 social_share\"\/><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/new_whatsapp_icon.svg\" alt=\"new whatsapp icon\" title=\"new whatsapp icon\" width=\"21\" height=\"22\" class=\"jsx-6902480ec69d7696 social_share\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-1693226200\">\n<figure class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-1693226200 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Delhi CM Rekha Gupta speaks during the winter session of the legislative assembly, in New Delhi on January 6, 2026. (Image: @gupta_rekha\/X\/PTI)\" title=\"Delhi CM Rekha Gupta speaks during the winter session of the legislative assembly, in New Delhi on January 6, 2026. (Image: @gupta_rekha\/X\/PTI)\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-1693226200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Delhi CM Rekha Gupta speaks during the winter session of the legislative assembly, in New Delhi on January 6, 2026. (Image: @gupta_rekha\/X\/PTI)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">In a fresh political controversy, the Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday alleged that Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta distorted facts surrounding freedom fighter Bhagat Singh\u2019s actions in the 1929 bombing of the central legislative assembly in Delhi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">While <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight:400\">News18 <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight:400\">could not independently verify the AAP\u2019s claims, Rekha Gupta, who was addressing the winter session of the Delhi assembly, allegedly misrepresented Bhagat Singh\u2019s actions as being against the Congress rather than the British regime.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\"><em><strong>Watch the Delhi assembly proceedings for January 6 here:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><iframe title=\"Delhi Legislative Assembly proceedings\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LeDtOd_Gy4Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Sharing videos of Gupta\u2019s speech, the AAP alleged that she mischaracterised the heroic act of Bhagat Singh by presenting a bizarre and \u201cupdated&#8221; version of Indian history. Party leaders Saurabh Bharadwaj and Sanjeev Jha mocked the chief minister for her \u201cblunder&#8221; saying \u201cit seems history is now in remix mode&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">According to the videos shared by Bharadwaj and Jha, she allegedly suggested that the 1929 bombing of the central legislative assembly in Delhi was a protest against a Congress government rather than the British regime. Bharadwaj was quick to slam her, stating that she \u201cdoesn\u2019t even know that Shaheed Bhagat Singh was a revolutionary from the time before independence&#8221;.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cBig Big Breaking, CM Rekha Gupta embarrasses India, Rekha Gupta ji doesn\u2019t even know that Shaheed Bhagat Singh was a revolutionary from the time before independence,&#8221; Bharadwaj said in a post on X.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\"><strong><i>Watch the video here:<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"twtiframe\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"hi\" dir=\"ltr\">Big Big Breaking \u203c\ufe0f CM Rekha Gupta embarrasses India\u0930\u0947\u0916\u093e \u0917\u0941\u092a\u094d\u0924\u093e \u091c\u0940 \u0915\u094b \u092f\u0939 \u092d\u0940 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u092a\u0924\u093e \u0915\u093f \u0936\u0939\u0940\u0926 \u092d\u0917\u0924 \u0938\u093f\u0902\u0939 \u0906\u091c\u093c\u093e\u0926\u0940 \u0938\u0947 \u092a\u0939\u0932\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u092e\u092f \u0915\u0947 \u0915\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0902\u0924\u093f\u0915\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0925\u0947 \u0964\u0909\u0928\u094d\u0939\u0947\u0902 \u0932\u0917\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u093f \u0906\u091c\u093c\u093e\u0926\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0926 \u0915\u093e\u0902\u0917\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0938 \u0915\u0947 \u0935\u093f\u0930\u094b\u0927 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0909\u0928\u094d\u0939\u094b\u0902\u0928\u0947 \u092c\u092e\u094d\u092c \u092b\u0947\u0902\u0915\u093e \u0964\u0938\u094d\u0915\u0942\u0932 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u091a\u094d\u091a\u0947 \u092d\u0940 \u091c\u093e\u0928\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0915\u093f \u0936\u0939\u0940\u0926 \u092d\u0917\u0924 \u0938\u093f\u0902\u0939 \u0928\u0947 1929\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HkuI8L8BF3\">pic.twitter.com\/HkuI8L8BF3<\/a>\u2014 Saurabh Bharadwaj (@Saurabh_MLAgk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Saurabh_MLAgk\/status\/2008531663131996410?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"8\" class=\"story_para_8\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">He mocked the CM, pointing out that while even schoolchildren know the 1929 bombing was a protest against British rule, she seemingly believes it happened post-independence against the Congress.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"9\" class=\"story_para_9\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cShe thinks that after independence, he threw a bomb in protest against Congress. Even schoolchildren know that Shaheed Bhagat Singh threw a bomb in the Central Legislative Assembly in 1929 in protest against the British government,&#8221; he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"10\" class=\"story_para_10\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Jha only added to the satire by sharing the same video, in which it seems as if Gupta meant to say <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight:400\">angrez<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> but slipped up by saying \u201cCongress <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight:400\">ki sarkar<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight:400\">&#8220;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"11\" class=\"story_para_11\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cNext time, we might even hear that Chandragupta Maurya expanded his empire under the direction of Gandhiji!&#8221; Jha wrote in his post, alleging that this was more than a blunder and a deliberate factual distortion of history meant to deeply undermine the legacy of revolutionaries like Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, and Sukhdev.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"12\" class=\"story_para_12\"><strong><i>Watch the video here:<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"twtiframe\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"hi\" dir=\"ltr\">\u0906\u091c \u092e\u0941\u0916\u094d\u092f\u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u0930\u0947\u0916\u093e \u0917\u0941\u092a\u094d\u0924\u093e \u091c\u0940 \u0928\u0947 \u0926\u093f\u0932\u094d\u0932\u0940 \u0905\u0938\u0947\u0902\u092c\u0932\u0940 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0907\u0924\u093f\u0939\u093e\u0938 \u0915\u093e \u0928\u092f\u093e \u2018\u0905\u092a\u0921\u0947\u091f\u0947\u0921\u2019 \u0935\u0930\u094d\u091c\u093c\u0928 \u092a\u0947\u0936 \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0964\u0936\u093e\u0939\u093f\u0926-\u090f-\u0906\u091c\u093c\u092e \u092d\u0917\u0924 \u0938\u093f\u0902\u0939, \u0930\u093e\u091c\u0917\u0941\u0930\u0941 \u0914\u0930 \u0938\u0941\u0916\u0926\u0947\u0935, \u091c\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0939\u094b\u0902\u0928\u0947 \u092c\u094d\u0930\u093f\u091f\u093f\u0936 \u0939\u0941\u0915\u0942\u092e\u0924 \u0915\u0947 \u0916\u093f\u0932\u093e\u092b \u0905\u092a\u0928\u093e \u0938\u0902\u0918\u0930\u094d\u0937 \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e, \u0909\u0928\u094d\u0939\u0947\u0902 \u0905\u092c \u0915\u093e\u0902\u0917\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0938 \u0915\u0940 \u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u0916\u093f\u0932\u093e\u092b \u092c\u092e \u092b\u0947\u0902\u0915\u0928\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u0932\u093e \u092c\u0924\u093e\u092f\u093e \u091c\u093e \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0964\u0924\u094b \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u092e\u0948\u0902 \u0938\u0939\u0940 \u0938\u092e\u091d\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QeCjQlhkvo\">pic.twitter.com\/QeCjQlhkvo<\/a>\u2014 Sanjeev Jha (@Sanjeev_aap) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sanjeev_aap\/status\/2008511313425928203?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"13\" class=\"story_para_13\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">This is not the first time Gupta has been in the news for similar slip-ups. Her \u201cAQI-AIQ&#8221; slip-up went viral on social media, during which she mistakenly referred to air quality index (AQI) as a standard for measuring temperature.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-1693226200 atbtlink fp\"><span>First Published:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rs\">\n<p>January 06, 2026, 21:16 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-1693226200 brdcrmb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/\">News<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/politics\/\">politics<\/a>  <span class=\"brdout\"> &#8216;History In Remix Mode&#8217;: AAP Alleges Rekha Gupta Made A Bhagat Singh Blunder<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"coral-wrap\" class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f \">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coral-cont\">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coltoptxt\">Disclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. 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