‘Was threatened by 100 AAP staff for summoning Gopal Italia’, says NCW’s Rekha Sharma, police says AAP chief was detained to regulate scenario

On Thursday, Rekha Sharma, chairperson of the National Commission for Women (NCW), revealed that over 100 individuals gathered outdoors her workplace in help of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Gujarat unit head Gopal Italia, threatening her for summoning Italia over a video during which he used derogatory language towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi and utilizing misogynist slurs.

According to studies, Italia was detained by the police for two hours to regulate the scenario outdoors the NCW workplace and was launched later. “We received a call from NCW officials alleging that Italia’s supporters were creating a ruckus at the NCW office. We went to the spot and had to detain him to control the situation. He was released after two-and-a-half hours,” stated a senior police officer.

“He denied receiving a summon but his reply is ready. He also claimed that he was not present in the video but in his reply he accepts tweeting. He had claimed that it was not him in the video,” Sharma informed ANI.

The NCW chief additionally identified that the written assertion and verbal assertion don’t match. “His statement and written statement don’t match. He has not given a proper reply. I’ve asked the police that action should be taken against Italia and his supporters. His supporters tried to enter the NCW office forcibly,” she stated.

“I couldn’t step out to attend an important meeting. If 100-150 people gather and threaten me, what kind of leader are they? He had to come to the NCW office and answer a few questions,” she added.

Sharma on Thursday stated that AAP staff gathered outdoors her workplace to carry a protest after the Commission summoned Gopal Italia over a video the place he was allegedly seen making derogatory remarks about PM Modi.

The NCW chief shared a photograph on Twitter on Thursday and wrote, “All the @/AamAadmiParty hooligans are outside my office creating a ruckus.”

All the @AamAadmiParty hulligons are outdoors my workplace creating ruckus. @CPDelhi @SouthwestDcp @PMOIndia pic.twitter.com/7N698OAcRK

— Rekha Sharma (@sharmarekha) October 13, 2022

Later, Sharma in a collection of tweets slammed Gopal Italia for giving contradictory statements, making excuses like not realizing Hindi and making a legislation and order scenario. 

Mr. @Gopal_Italia was given sufficient time to answer on his abusive tweet the place his verbal assertion was contradictory to written assertion and when he had no reply he began saying that he doesn’t know Hindi. He was again and again going to his advocates for looking for their assist.

— Rekha Sharma (@sharmarekha) October 13, 2022

Notably, A video of Gopal Italia, the president of the Aam Aadmi Party’s Gujarat state unit, making disparaging remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi has gone viral on social media. Gopal Italia could be seen within the video berating PM Modi and calling him names. The video’s launch date is unsure, however it seems to be in 2019, in the course of the run-up to the final election.

Gopal Italia stated within the video, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a ‘neech’ person.” I can not verify, however I want to ask if there’s any former Prime Minister of the nation who has executed so many gimmicks whereas going to vote? This ‘neech’ kind of particular person is doing highway exhibits right here. And he’s demonstrating how I’m making this nation C. You have a greater understanding of the that means of C. He talks about digital India and rushes from Delhi to Gujarat to vote. This is how he makes nation C. So, this neech is giving a message to the nation about how he’s making this nation C.”

Language of president Aam Aadmi celebration Gujarat @Gopal_Italia 👏👏 pic.twitter.com/366FXSyLHY

— Atul Ahuja🇮🇳 (@atulahuja_) October 9, 2022

Interestingly, this isn’t the primary time an opposition chief has referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as ‘Neech.’ Mani Shankar Aiyar, a veteran Congress chief, referred to as PM Modi a neech aadmi in 2017, a comment he repeated forward of the 2019 elections. At the time, the individuals of India responded to Aiyar with a historic verdict for PM Modi. It stays to be seen how the individuals of Gujarat react to Gopal Italia’s ‘neech’ comment towards Narendra Modi.