New Delhi: High drama was witnessed at the Delhi Commission for Women on Tuesday as a member revolted against its chief alleging that she maligned the image of AAP leader Kumar Vishwas by issuing summons to him on the basis of complaint by a party volunteer that he did not dispel rumours of an illicit affair with her.
DCW member Juhi Khan stormed out of a joint press interaction with DCW chief Barkha Singh, calling “politically motivated” the decision to issue summons to Mr Vishwas and his wife and said she was resigning from the panel in protest.
The DCW had issued summons to Mr Vishwas and his wife on Monday, asking them to appear before it by 3 pm on Tuesday, but the AAP leader did not depose before the panel and said he has not received any communication from it.
As Ms Singh told the media that fresh summons have been issued against Mr Vishwas asking him to appear before the Commission by 12 noon on Wednesday, Ms Khan, who was sitting next to the panel chief, protested the decision.
Ms Singh is a former Congress MLA and had a tussle with the AAP government during its first stint over then minister Somnath Bharti’s alleged involvement in a midnight crackdown on a prostitution ring. “It is a politically-motivated conspiracy. I am resigning in protest,” said Ms Khan.
