Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar was booked on July 28 following a complaint filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Shehzad Poonawala, who accused her of making communal remarks during a TV debate.
AAP Chief Spokesperson Booked Over ”Mujahideen” Comment
Reportedly, Poonawala alleged that Kakkar called him ”Mujahideen”, abused his faith, and made extremely communally loaded remarks during a TV debate on July 25.
“In the past too, she has made such comments on-air and off-air against my faith against Islam and against Muslims in general, such comments only reflect the poisonous and hate-filled mindset of the Aam Aadmi Party towards Muslims,” Poonawala alleged in his complaint.
In response to these allegations, the AAP chief spokesperson if “Mujahideen” or “Shehzad” meant “terrorist” and slammed Poonawala for referring to a Chief Minister as “Jihadi”.
Priyanka Kakkar has been booked under Indian Penal Code sections 153A (promoting enmity between different groups), 153B (imputations prejudicial to national integration), 295A (deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings), and 505 (public mischief).
