BJP MLA OP Sharma defends assaulting student, says will hit anyone who says 'Pakistan zindabad'
Speed News Desk
| Updated on: 14 February 2017, 5:40 IST
Moments after a group of lawyers roughed up JNU students, teachers and some journalists outside Delhi's Patiala Court where JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar was produced, Delhi BJP MLA OP Sharma and his supporters assaulted a student.
First published: 15 February 2016, 4:53 IST
A video making the rounds shows the MLA kicking the student, who is affiliated to the CPI(M).
Security personnel were forced to intervene to stop Sharma. After the assault, Sharma told ANI that he would beat up anyone who raises pro-Pakistan slogans. "Jo Zindabad Pakistan ka naara lagayega usko marenge," he said.
Delhi BJP MLA OP Sharma and his supporters beat up an unidentified man outside Patiala House courthttps://t.co/PFv8ku45kV
- ANI (@ANI_news) February 15, 2016
Ques: Jo Pakistan zindabad ke naare lagaayega usko...BJP MLA OP Sharma: Maarenge pic.twitter.com/HRKc8hYNUx
- ANI (@ANI_news) February 15, 2016
Ques: Kya aapne deshbhakti ka theka le rakha hai?BJP MLA OP Sharma: Han le rakha hai pic.twitter.com/E8MFQShpFe
- ANI (@ANI_news) February 15, 2016
This is not the first time that the BJP MLA has courted controversy. Sharma was suspended from the Delhi Assembly for making derogatory remarks against AAP leader Alka Lamba during a discussion on the status of night shelters in the National Capital.
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