‘Fansi ghar' row: Panel to summon Kejriwal, Sisodia, former speaker
"The committee will summon former CM Arvind
Kejriwal
, his deputy Manish Sisodia, the then assembly speaker Ram Niwas Goel and former deputy speaker Rakhi Birla," he said.
Gupta had earlier told the House the structure, which was renovated and inaugurated in 2022 by then CM Kejriwal as a 'fansi ghar', was actually a 'tiffin ghar' as per records. On Wednesday, displaying a 1912 map of the assembly complex, he said there was no documentation or evidence indicating the space was used for executions.
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While giving directions on the matter on Thursday, Gupta reiterated his allegation that "falsehood" was spread in the name of 'fansi ghar' and history was "distorted". The speaker said he gave AAP time to present "concrete facts and documents" in support of their claims of the existence of the execution room, but they failed to do so.
"The plaque bearing the names of Kejriwal and Sisodia outside fansi ghar will be removed.
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The 1912 map depicting it as a tiffin room will also be displayed," he told the House.
Gupta said when the previous Kejriwal govt announced there was an execution room, they revered it as a site of martyrdom.
"After three days of discussion, and in the absence of any concrete evidence, documents provided by the National Archives, Indian Council of Historical Research, and IGNCA confirmed that no fansi ghar was ever constructed at the site," he said.
"When we were in the opposition, we were led to believe there was an execution room here. We were also emotionally connected to the site," Gupta said. However, after becoming the speaker, he conducted thorough research and discovered that the structure in question was actually a tiffin ghar, which was "deeply upsetting", he added.
"History was distorted and they (AAP) played with the feelings of people. This is all deceit.
People won't forgive them for this," he said.
Delhi environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said it was "highly condemnable" that a place where people would have consumed non-vegetarian food was called 'fansi ghar', where freedom fighters attained martyrdom.
AAP had earlier accused BJP of trying to shield the British by saying that there was no execution room.
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