Tue Dec 03 19:22:37 UTC 2024: ## Delhi BJP Protests Kejriwal Over AAP MLA’s Koran Desecration Conviction

**New Delhi, December 4, 2024** – Members of the Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s Minority Morcha staged a protest outside the residence of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday. The protest demanded the expulsion of AAP MLA Naresh Yadav from the Delhi Assembly and the party itself following his conviction for desecrating the Koran.

Yadav was found guilty by a Malerkotla court on November 30th and sentenced to two years imprisonment and a fine of ₹11,000 for a 2016 incident.

Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva criticized the AAP and its INDIA bloc allies for their silence on the matter, contrasting it with what he claimed would have been the BJP’s response had one of their leaders been involved. He accused Kejriwal of shielding Yadav and reiterated the demand for his dismissal.

BJP MLA Vijender Gupta echoed these sentiments, stating that the protest was aimed at upholding the sentiments of the Muslim community and accusing other parties of merely viewing Muslims as a vote bank. The protesters, led by Minority Morcha president Anis Abbasi, chanted slogans against both Kejriwal and Yadav.

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