Atishi video row: Delhi speaker claims 'forensic analysis shows video untampered', AAP rejects claim
PTC News Desk: Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta on Saturday said that a forensic science laboratory (FSL) report pertaining to video of Atishi allegedly disrespecting religious sentiments of Sikhs is untampered and original.
Earlier, police in AAP-ruled Punjab had claimed that their forensic examination revealed that the video was "doctored". Meanwhile Aam Aadmi Party strongly rejected the claim alleging political misuse of forensic agencies and attempting to create religious discord.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann speaking to reporters in Delhi, questioned the credibility of the report cited by the Speaker.
“When the forensic report itself says Atishi did not say such a thing, and the court said the same—if the BJP’s CBI is above even forensic—then get the investigation done,” Mann said, alleging political interference.
The chief whip of AAP in Delhi Assembly demanded that Speaker Gupta take action for breach of privilege against minister Kapil Mishra for sharing the clip on social media.
Addressing a media briefing, Gupta said the clip was sent for forensic examination on January 8 at the demand of the Opposition AAP.
"The report clearly says that the alleged remark by Atishi was found matching frame by frame in the video clip, and it was original and there was no tampering involved," he said.
- PTC NEWS
