Friday, January 24, 2014

AAP releases lurid video with names, addresses of Ugandan women

Somnath Bharti in this file photo. Image from Facebook AAP

The Aam Aadmi Party today released a video,which allegedly shows the two African women, who have accused Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti of harassing and assaulting them, exchanging drugs. According to AAP, the video has been released as proof to show that what the party and its leader did was right. All the videos, documents, claiming to show support for Bharti's 'raid' are listed on the AAP website here. Shockingly some of the videos claim to show that the women were caught naked in front of the police and another has the disturbing title of 'condoms and liquid spilled in private." Bharti is clearly visible in two of the videos that AAP has put up, according to an Indian Express report. More shockingly the party has gone on to reveal the names of the four victims and their addresses, adds the IE report. AAP however remains convinced that it has acted correctly and that the videos are ample proof to justify its actions. According to IBN-Live AAP spokesperson Dilip Pandey, "There were rumours that the AAP volunteers caught those foreign women whereas they were caught by the police. Video itself is the proof as it shows exchange of white powder inside the car." Somnath Bharti in this file photo. Image from Facebook AAP As far as the two Ugandan women are concerned they are standing by their statement. One of them has identified Somanth Bharti as the one who led the mob that attacked them in their home. The women allege that they were subject to racist remarks by Bharti and his men and were also beaten up. Earlier on Friday there was high drama at the Delhi Commission for Women as Bharti failed to appear and sent his lawyers who got into a heated exchange with the office bearers. DCW chief Barkha Singh said, "Bharti's lawyer misbehaved and shouted at me. I am going to complain to the Lieutenant Governor." The AAP Khirki story clearly reeks of racism, a charge that AAP continues to deny.  It has now tried to bolster its claims by releasing sensationalist videos to prove that the women were guilty. In doing so they have completely violated the rights and privacy of these women. Somnath Bharti's midnight raid in Khirki extension has not found many takers, with both the press and a large section of the middle class condemning his vigilante behaviour. AAP however seems to have decided that they will ignore the swing of public opinion against them, and continue justifying what was clearly a brazen misuse of power by Bharti. How this will work out for them in the long run remains to be seen. ALSO SEE After Vinod Binny, another AAP member attacks party leadership AAP’s ‘aurat’ problem: The patent misogyny of mango men RELATED VIDEOS Somnath Bharti went to AIIMS with mob, CCTV footage shows him talking to doctors Delhi police file FIR against AAP agitation, Kejriwal not named AAP can't depend on 40s' economics: Narayana Murthy

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