BJP MLAs protest in Delhi assembly over alleged remarks by LoP Atishi on Sikh Guru

The Delhi Assembly sitting on Wednesday was adjourned for the day after BJP MLAs raised slogans against Leader of Opposition Atishi, accusing her of disrespecting Sikh Guru Tegh Bahadur (Source: Photo by Amit Mehra)

BJP legislators repeatedly trooped into the well of the House, disrupting proceedings and demanding an apology from Atishi (Source: Photo by Amit Mehra)

Speaker Vijender Gupta was forced to adjourn the House twice amid continuous sloganeering by ruling party MLAs (Source: Photo by Amit Mehra)

BJP MLAs carrying posters raised slogans against AAP leaders inside the Assembly during the winter session (Source: Photo by Amit Mehra)

Speaker Vijender Gupta said he had a transcript of Atishi’s statement and urged her to attend the sitting to clarify her remarks (Source: Photo by Amit Mehra)

Gupta described the statement attributed to Atishi as condemnable and totally unacceptable during the proceedings (Source: Photo by Amit Mehra)

Former Delhi Chief Minister Atishi was not present in the House when the matter was taken up (Source: Photo by Amit Mehra)

Several ruling party members, including ministers Manjinder Singh Sirsa, Ashish Sood and Kapil Mishra, demanded an apology from Atishi (Source: Photo by Amit Mehra)

Manjinder Singh Sirsa said the alleged remark was made after a special discussion on a Delhi government programme marking the 350th martyrdom anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur, which concluded on Tuesday (Source: Photo by Amit Mehra)

Speaker Vijender Gupta urged BJP MLAs to return to their seats as protests continued in the House, and subsequently adjourned the Delhi Assembly till Thursday at 11 am (Source: Photo by Amit Mehra)