New Delhi:
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has slammed an Aam Aadmi Celebration MLA who was seen in a viral video sitting in his undergarments whereas signing papers for individuals in his constituency.
A video of AAP MLA from Kirari in northwest Delhi, Anil Jha Vats, is viral on social media. Within the video, Jha is seen in a vest and shorts, seated cross-legged in his chair, with a saffron fabric draped throughout his lap. The video was reportedly shot whereas Jha was signing utility types from constituents for the Delhi authorities’s scheme for monetary support to ladies.
Within the video, Jha is seen signing papers as individuals, together with quite a few ladies, queue up in entrance of his desk.
Meet Aam Aadmi Celebration’s MLA : Anil Jha Vats!!
> MLA from Kirari Meeting
> Wears Kacha and Baniyan
> Sits exterior his dwelling
> Indicators paperwork with out even studying them
> Claims to be an MLA from Padhi-Likhi Political Celebration!! pic.twitter.com/xYozn5liVH
— Rohit (@Iam_Rohit_G) August 10, 2026
Referring to the MLA’s objectionable dressing, or the dearth of it, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta blasted Vats within the Meeting, calling his act shameful.
“Your behaviour is shameful. You must at the very least costume correctly when ladies come to you to get their papers signed,” the Chief Minister mentioned.
Rekha Gupta additionally demanded that Vats’ Meeting membership be cancelled for his behaviour in entrance of girls.
“This kind of indecent behaviour from an MLA can’t be tolerated. His Meeting membership must be cancelled,” the Chief Minister demanded amid protests from AAP MLAs.
Rekha Gupta additionally accused the AAP MLA of creating obscene gestures throughout the Meeting session and demanded motion in opposition to him.
The AAP MLA denied the Chief Minister’s allegation and demanded video proof of him making any gestures.
“She ought to present the video of me making any incorrect gestures. She would not have solutions on individuals’s issues, so she is making all these allegations,” Vats later mentioned.
The Delhi Lakshmi Yojana, launched on August 1, gives monetary help of Rs 2,500 per thirty days to eligible ladies. In accordance with the Delhi authorities, the scheme has obtained over 5.14 lakh registrations inside seven days of its launch, with greater than 2.18 lakh purposes submitted to date.
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta described the response to the scheme as unprecedented, saying the variety of registrations mirrored ladies’s belief within the initiative to supply monetary assist and promote financial savings.
AAP, nevertheless, has questioned the eligibility standards set by the federal government for the scheme, saying that it excludes many poor ladies.
