Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti's lawyers and members of Delhi women's commission having an argument during a hearing last week
New Delhi:
In more trouble for the Aam Aadmi Party, the chairperson of the Delhi Commission for Women Barkha Singh has said that she will approach Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung over alleged threats to her from the party.
Ms Singh has claimed that she was threatened by a lawyer representing the AAP who said that he will get her sacked.
"I have worked for a long time now. They said that they will protect women, but rather they are harassing us. They are attacking us, just because I summoned them. If Delhi women commission's president is attacked like this, can common women be safe?" she said today.
Ms Singh added that she is not afraid of such threats.
Last week, Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti's lawyers and the state women's panel had a public confrontation as tempers ran high over the minister sending his lawyers instead of appearing before the panel himself in response to summons. He had not responded to two previous notices, the panel alleged.
Mr Bharti had been summoned by the women's panel to explain his controversial "midnight raid" earlier this month when, surrounded by supporters, he ordered police officers to raid homes rented by Ugandan women in his constituency, claiming that they were being used to traffic drugs and sex.
Mr Bharti had earlier not appeared before the commission after two notices. The panel had warned that if he didn't respond to its summons for a third time, he would face an FIR or a First Information Report.
Mr Bharti's Aam Aadmi Party or AAP has defended him so far, claiming that in the unedited footage of his raid, he does not demonstrate racist behaviour, does not manhandle the women, and does not misuse his office as a minister.
Ms Singh has claimed that she was threatened by a lawyer representing the AAP who said that he will get her sacked.
"I have worked for a long time now. They said that they will protect women, but rather they are harassing us. They are attacking us, just because I summoned them. If Delhi women commission's president is attacked like this, can common women be safe?" she said today.
Ms Singh added that she is not afraid of such threats.
Last week, Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti's lawyers and the state women's panel had a public confrontation as tempers ran high over the minister sending his lawyers instead of appearing before the panel himself in response to summons. He had not responded to two previous notices, the panel alleged.
Mr Bharti had been summoned by the women's panel to explain his controversial "midnight raid" earlier this month when, surrounded by supporters, he ordered police officers to raid homes rented by Ugandan women in his constituency, claiming that they were being used to traffic drugs and sex.
Mr Bharti had earlier not appeared before the commission after two notices. The panel had warned that if he didn't respond to its summons for a third time, he would face an FIR or a First Information Report.
Mr Bharti's Aam Aadmi Party or AAP has defended him so far, claiming that in the unedited footage of his raid, he does not demonstrate racist behaviour, does not manhandle the women, and does not misuse his office as a minister.
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