History Row

New Delhi

India witnessed fresh political sparring on history after Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta made remarks on freedom fighter Bhagat Singh that drew sharp criticism from the Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday.

AAP alleged that Gupta distorted facts while speaking in the Delhi Assembly by suggesting Bhagat Singh’s 1929 bombing of the Central Legislative Assembly was aimed at a Congress government, instead of the British colonial rule.

The opposition party shared a video clip of Gupta’s speech and accused her of presenting a strange and updated version of history. AAP leaders Saurabh Bharadwaj and Sanjeev Jha mocked the chief minister, saying history now appeared to be in “remix mode”.

According to AAP, Bhagat Singh was a revolutionary who fought against British rule before independence, and his act in 1929 was meant to awaken the colonial government, not any Indian political party. Bharadwaj said even school children know that the bombing was a protest against the British authorities.

He accused Gupta of embarrassing the nation by showing poor understanding of history. Jha went further and claimed the remark was not just a slip, but a serious attempt to weaken the legacy of revolutionaries like Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, and Sukhdev.

Jha sarcastically said that such mistakes could soon rewrite other chapters of Indian history. AAP later said the remark appeared to be a slip of the tongue, where “Congress” was said instead of “angrez”.

Gupta has earlier faced criticism for public slips in speeches. She was trolled online for confusing AQI with temperature and for wrongly naming Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose during public events. The latest controversy has raised questions about accuracy in governance.