VK Singh's statement is shameful and prosecutable under SC/ST Act, says Kejriwal
New Delhi: Deprecating Union Minister V K Singh's "dog" remarks, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday demanded his immediate removal while AAP said it will file a police complaint tomorrow seeking his arrest and also approach SC/ST Commission.
"AAP will go to police station tomorrow to file an FIR against V K Singh demanding his arrest as under the SC/ST Act, the offence is non-cognisable," senior AAP leader Ashutosh said.
Singh kicked up a storm with his comments that the Centre cannot be blamed if somebody throws a stone at a dog to shield it from criticism for the Faridabad incident, where two children of a Dalit family were burnt alive.
The Delhi Chief Minister asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to sack the Minister of State for External Affairs immediately.
"VK Singh's statement is shameful and prosecutable under SC/ST Act. A case should be registered against him immediately.
VK Singh's statement is shameful and prosecutable under SC/ST Act. A case should be registered against him immediately(1/4)
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) October 22, 2015"Today is Dusshera which is symbolic of victory of goodness over evil and arrogance. If Modiji really wants to celebrate Dusshera then he should rid his cabinet of evil and arrogance. V K Singh should be removed from Cabinet before this evening," Kejriwal said in a series of tweets.
VK Singh's statement is shameful and prosecutable under SC/ST Act. A case should be registered against him immediately(1/4)
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) October 22, 2015Agar Modiji sach mein Dusshera manana chahte hai to unko apne cabinet ko burai aur AHANKAAR se mukt karna chahiye(3/4)
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) October 22, 2015
Aaj shaam se pehle, VK Singh ko Cabinet se bahar nikaal dena chahiye(4/4)
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) October 22, 2015
The Congress has also slammed Singh and demanded his immediate sacking.
"See, the thing is, never associate local incidents with the central government (sarkar). There is an inquiry going on.
There was a dispute between families. The dispute, how did it turn out where did the administration fail, after these it comes to the Centre.
"For everything like if somebody throws a stone at a dog, then the government is responsible it is not like that," Singh said in Ghaziabad while referring to the incident in Haryana's Faridabad which left two toddlers dead on the intervening night of October 19-20.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal called Singh's statement as "shameful" and that it was prosecutable under SC/ST Act. "A case should be registered against him immediately," he added.
Swaraj Abhiyan leader Yogendra Yadav termed Singh's remarks as "absolutely shocking", particularly as it came from a person coming from Haryana and "belonging to a community whose members are allegedly involved in the crime".
"The dog remark crosses all limits. He should resign forthwith or be dismissed," he said.
RJD spokesman Manoj Jha said," This is a sad day using a kind of disgusting simile of dog stoning of dog about that burning alive.
"Where are we taking our country. Where is the rule of law. I mean, he is a cabinet minister. Prime Minister speaks about moratorium. I think there should be a moratorium on people like V K Singh. They are taking India to barbaric medieval ages," he said.
BJP MP Udit Raj said, "V K Singh has issued an official statement. But if he has made the remarks in the context of what happened at Sanped village, I disagree with him."
