Atishi video row: Punjab Congress claims FIR filed against its MLAs Sukhpal Khaira, Pargat Singh
On Friday, January 9, 2026, the Punjab Congress claimed that an FIR has been registered against its MLAs Sukhpal Khaira and Pargat Singh for sharing the video clip of AAP leader Atishi, whom the BJP accused of making derogatory remarks against the ninth Sikh Guru Tegh Bahadur.
Leader of Opposition in Punjab Assembly Partap Singh Bajwa termed the FIR lodged by Jalandhar police against Pargat Singh and Sukhpal Khaira as “a blatant abuse of State power and a shameful attempt to divert attention from a serious problem.”
Mr. Bajwa said in an
“Let us make this clear: intimidation will not break our resolve,” he added. Notably, the Jalandhar Police Commissionerate on Friday lodged an FIR in the Delhi Assembly in connection with the uploading and distribution of an “edited” and “edited” video of AAP MLA Atishi.
Using the clip, Delhi BJP leaders, including Law Minister Kapil Mishra, on Tuesday alleged that Ms. Atishi insulted Guru Tegh Bahadur in the Assembly during a discussion on a program organized by the Delhi government to mark the 350th martyrdom day of the ninth Sikh Guru last November.
An official statement quoting the Jalandhar Police Commissionerate spokesperson said that an FIR was registered under the relevant provisions of law following a complaint by one Iqbal Singh, Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly, about “uploading and distributing an edited and doctored video of Atishi”.
“Various social media posts containing a short video clip of Ms. Atishi allegedly making derogatory and abusive remarks towards her [Sikh] The spokesperson said that gurus with highly provocative captions were uploaded on social media platforms.
“The investigations were conducted scientifically and the video clip containing Ms. Atishi’s voice was downloaded from Delhi Minister Kapil Mishra’s social media platform and forwarded to the director of the forensic science laboratory at SAS Nagar in Punjab for examination,” he added.
Coming to X, Mr. Khaira said: “The most shocking and blatant case of extreme political vendetta by Bhagwant Mann and his DGP Punjab Police against opposition leaders in Punjab by registering a completely false FIR against me, MLA Pargat Singh and others for sharing a video of Ms. Atishi for her derogatory remarks against Guru Teg Bahadur Ji in the Delhi Vidhan Sabha recently.”
“The political terrorism of Arvind Kejriwal and the Aam Aadmi Party was badly exposed as the speaker of the Delhi Vidhan Sabha issued a privilege notice to the Jalandhar police commissioner to register the FIR on the premises (video) of the Delhi Vidhan Sabha proceedings,” he added.
“This bogus FIR against us has confirmed our oft-repeated allegations that Punjab has been turned into a police state by Bhagwant Mann to terrorize, intimidate and threaten his rivals,” Mr. Khaira said.
The Delhi Assembly took cognizance of the Jalandhar police FIR and said strict action would be taken against the Jalandhar Police Commissioner.
“This [the FIR and use of the clip] This amounts to a breach of privilege and strict action will be taken against the Jalandhar Police Commissioner as the video clip is the property of the Delhi Assembly. We are taking this matter into consideration,” said Speaker Vijender Gupta.
Ms. Atishi, on the other hand, accused the BJP of engaging in petty politics by highlighting the name of the ninth Sikh guru.
Ms Atishi claimed that in a video post on
However, referring to the clip, he alleged that the BJP had deliberately added a wrong subtitle and added Guru Tegh Bahadur’s name to it.
The former Delhi Chief Minister also said that he belongs to a family where his eldest son had embraced Sikhism for generations. Mrs. Atishi said that she would rather die than insult Guru Sahib.
It was published – 10 January 2026 09:26 IST
