The Aam Aadmi Party has suspended former Delhi legislator and prominent Sikh face, Jarnail Singh, a day after a picture politics was posted from his Facebook account.
He deleted the post after facing backlash on social media, and claimed that the image was mistakenly published by his son during an online class.
“Aam Aadmi Party is a secular party and has no place in the party of anyone who disrespects any religion. The Sikh community is also very sad with his statement because such misfortune against any community is also against the teachings of Guru Nanak Dev Ji (sic),” the statement added.
In a statement, the AAP said that the decision to suspend Singh was taken in the meeting of the party’s Political Affairs Committee.
ਜਰਨੈਲ ਸਿੰਘ ਵਲੋਂ ਹਿੰਦੂ ਧਰਮ ਦੇ ਖਿਲਾਫ਼ ਪ੍ਰਯੋਗ ਕੀਤੀ ਸ਼ਬਦਾਵਲੀ ਨਿੰਦਣਯੋਗ ਹੈ,
ਆਮ ਆਦਮੀ ਪਾਰਟੀ ਇਸ ਦਾ ਕੜੇ ਸ਼ਬਦਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਿਰੋਧ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ
‘ਆਪ’ ਧਰਮ ਨਿਰਪੱਖ ਪਾਰਟੀ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਸਾਰੀਆਂ ਧਰਮਾਂ ਦਾ ਇਕੋਂ ਜਿਹਾ ਸਤਿਕਾਰ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ
ਨਾਲ ਹੀ ਇੱਦਾ ਦੀ ਬਿਮਾਰ, ਨਫ਼ਰਤ ਭਰੀ ਸੋਚ ਦਾ ਵਿਰੋਧ ਅਤੇ ਖੰਡਨ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ@ArvindKejriwal— Jarnail Singh (@JarnailSinghAAP) August 11, 2020
The decision came after Mr Singh posted a clarification on the social media.
Jarnail Singh expelled from AAP for controversial Facebook post
Jarnail Singh expelled from AAP for controversial Facebook post
Posted by SinghStation on Thursday, 13 August 2020