{"id":27375,"date":"2026-01-11T14:17:58","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T14:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/11\/delhi-police-detains-aap-leaders-protesting-against-bjp-over-atishis-assembly-video-new-delhi-news-news\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T14:17:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T14:17:58","slug":"delhi-police-detains-aap-leaders-protesting-against-bjp-over-atishis-assembly-video-new-delhi-news-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/11\/delhi-police-detains-aap-leaders-protesting-against-bjp-over-atishis-assembly-video-new-delhi-news-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Delhi Police Detains AAP Leaders Protesting Against BJP Over Atishi&#8217;s Assembly Video | New-delhi-news News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9823654\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-3759419209\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-3759419209\">January 11, 2026, 17:21 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9823654\" class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-2929521487 asubttl-schema\">The protest was held near the BJP headquarters with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders demanding an apology from Chief Minister Rekha Gupta.<\/h2>\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-ea217851d88955e2 artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-ea217851d88955e2 stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-ea217851d88955e2 deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-ea217851d88955e2 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-ea217851d88955e2 lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-ea217851d88955e2 artsharwrp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.whatsapp.com\/send?text=Delhi%20Police%20Detains%20AAP%20Leaders%20Protesting%20Against%20BJP%20Over%20Atishi's%20Assembly%20Video - %0D%0Ahttps:\/\/www.news18.com\/cities\/new-delhi-news\/delhi-police-detains-aap-leaders-protesting-against-bjp-over-atishis-assembly-video-ws-l-9823654.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-ea217851d88955e2 sclrnd wapp social_share\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-ea217851d88955e2 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-ea217851d88955e2 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-ea217851d88955e2 social_share\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-2929521487\">\n<figure class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-2929521487 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Several AAP leaders, including its Delhi unit president Saurabh Bhardwaj, were detained on Sunday when they were holding a protest against the BJP. (X)\" title=\"Several AAP leaders, including its Delhi unit president Saurabh Bhardwaj, were detained on Sunday when they were holding a protest against the BJP. (X)\" 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-2929521487\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Several AAP leaders, including its Delhi unit president Saurabh Bhardwaj, were detained on Sunday when they were holding a protest against the BJP. (X)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\">Several AAP leaders, including its Delhi unit president Saurabh Bhardwaj, were detained on Sunday when they were holding a protest against the BJP over the Guru Tegh Bahadur issue, accusing the ruling party of circulating a \u201cdoctored&#8221; video of former Delhi chief minister Atishi.<\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\">The protest was held near the BJP headquarters with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders demanding an apology from Chief Minister Rekha Gupta.<\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\">\u201cThe BJP should apologise for making fake videos in relation to Guru Tegh Bahadur. This is their dirty politics. They made this fake video to run away from the real issues of Delhi,&#8221; AAP MLA Sanjeev Jha said.<\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\">People will not forgive this disrespect of the Guru; all BJP leaders should apologise, he charged.<\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\">The Delhi BJP leaders, including Law Minister Kapil Mishra, using the clip, had alleged that Atishi insulted Guru Tegh Bahadur in the Assembly during a debate on a programme organised by the Delhi government to mark the 350th martyrdom day of the ninth Sikh Guru last November.<\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\">Delhi BJP president Virendraa Sachdeva said that AAP will have to apologise for using abusive words against the Guru.<\/p>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\">\u201cLeader of the Opposition Atishi in the Delhi Assembly used abusive words about our Gurus, and when BJP leaders raised this issue, Arvind Kejriwal got an FIR registered against Kapil Mishra by the Punjab Police, which the Punjab Police has no authority to do,&#8221; Sachdeva said in a post on X in Hindi.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twtiframe\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"hi\" dir=\"ltr\">\u0926\u093f\u0932\u094d\u0932\u0940 \u0935\u093f\u0927\u093e\u0928\u0938\u092d\u093e \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0928\u0947\u0924\u093e \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0924\u093f\u092a\u0915\u094d\u0937 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AtishiAAP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@AtishiAAP<\/a> \u0928\u0947 \u0939\u092e\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u0917\u0941\u0930\u0941\u0913\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0905\u092a\u0936\u092c\u094d\u0926 \u0915\u0939\u0947 \u0914\u0930 \u091c\u092c \u092f\u0939 \u092e\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0926\u093e \u092d\u093e\u091c\u092a\u093e \u0928\u0947\u0924\u093e\u0913\u0902 \u0928\u0947 \u0909\u0920\u093e\u092f\u093e \u0924\u094b <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArvindKejriwal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@ArvindKejriwal<\/a> \u0928\u0947 \u092a\u0902\u091c\u093e\u092c \u092a\u0941\u0932\u093f\u0938 \u0926\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0930\u093e \u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KapilMishra_IND?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@KapilMishra_IND<\/a> \u092a\u0930 FIR \u0915\u0930\u0935\u093e \u0926\u0940 \u091c\u093f\u0938\u0915\u093e \u092a\u0902\u091c\u093e\u092c \u092a\u0941\u0932\u093f\u0938 \u0915\u094b \u0915\u094b\u0908 \u0905\u0927\u093f\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u0906\u091c \u092d\u093e\u091c\u092a\u093e \u0915\u093e \u0939\u0930 \u0915\u093e\u0930\u094d\u092f\u0915\u0930\u094d\u0924\u093e \u0906\u0924\u093f\u0936\u0940 \u0915\u093e\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3m5DV49uDf\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/3m5DV49uDf<\/a>\u2014 Virendraa Sachdeva (@Virend_Sachdeva) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Virend_Sachdeva\/status\/2010273435436634617?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">January 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\">Kejriwal, Atishi and his entire \u201cgang&#8221; will have to apologise for the abusive words they used about our Gurus, he added.<\/p>\n<p id=\"8\" class=\"story_para_8\">Atishi, on her part, had accused the BJP of indulging in petty politics by dragging the name of the ninth Sikh guru into the controversy.<\/p>\n<p id=\"9\" class=\"story_para_9\">In a video post on X, Atishi had claimed that she was talking about the BJP running away from a discussion on pollution and about their protest in the Assembly on the issue of stray dogs.<\/p>\n<p id=\"10\" class=\"story_para_10\">But the BJP deliberately added a false subtitle and inserted the name of Guru Tegh Bahadur into it, she had claimed, referring to the clip.<\/p>\n<p id=\"11\" class=\"story_para_11\">The former Delhi chief minister also said that she belongs to a family in which, for generations, the eldest son adopted Sikhism. She would rather die than insult the Guru Sahib, Atishi had said.<\/p>\n<p id=\"12\" class=\"story_para_12\">On Friday, the Jalandhar Police Commissionerate filed an FIR in connection with uploading and circulating the \u201cedited&#8221; and \u201cdoctored&#8221; video of Atishi in the Delhi Assembly.<\/p>\n<p><i class=\"disclaimer-content\">(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/agency\/pti.html\">PTI<\/a>)<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-2929521487 atbtlink fp\"><span>First Published:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rs\">\n<p>January 11, 2026, 17:21 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-2929521487 brdcrmb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/\">News<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/new-delhi-news\/\">new-delhi-news<\/a>  <span class=\"brdout\"> Delhi Police Detains AAP Leaders Protesting Against BJP Over Atishi&#8217;s Assembly Video<\/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. 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