A video of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is doing the rounds on social media where he can be heard saying that ‘none of them should be spared and strict action should be taken against them’.
The video is being shared after a journalist asked AAP’s Manish Sisodia about the early release of 11 men convicted of raping Bilkis Bano during the 2002 Gujarat riots. On being asked why AAP is silent over Bilkis Bano and minority issues, Sisodia answered: “Our main focus is on development, such as education, schools, hospitals, employment. We are more concerned about these issues.”
The video is shared with the text: रेप के ख़िलाफ़ अरविंद केजरीवाल जी का स्टैंड बिल्कुल साफ़ है। ये उनका बयान है।।
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FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the post, and found it to be old.
We ran a keyword search and found the same video in a news report by Hindustan Times, dated February 27, 2020, with a title: Delhi riots — CM Kejriwal calls for strict action against whoever found guilty. The viral clip can be seen at 0:39 sec of the video.
The same video had been also uploaded on the YouTube channel ANI News with a title: “Delhi violence — Double the punishment if any AAP leader found guilty, says CM Kejriwal.”
According to a report by The New Indian Express, to a query about the IB staffer’s family’s allegation that Tahir Hussain was involved in the killing, Kejriwal said: “Why are you asking for remarks?… Is this how we will run our criminal justice system? Whoever has incited violence, there should be strictest action. No one, be it they belong to BJP, AAP and Congress, should be spared. If my minister is involved in violence, take strict action…If anyone from AAP is found guilty, double punishment should be given.”
The same report was also published by Hindustan Times and News 18 on Feb 27, 2020.
Hence, it is clear that the video in circulation is old and not related to the early release of 11 men convicted of raping Bilkis Bano.
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