New Delhi, Jan. 8 -- The political confrontation between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the Delhi Assembly escalated sharply after Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva strongly condemned Leader of Opposition Atishi Marlena for her alleged remarks on Sikh Guru Tegh Bahadur, demanding a public apology and announcing a protest against the AAP leadership.

Speaking on the issue, Sachdeva said, "When the Assembly was paying its tribute to the sacrifices made by Guru Tegh Bahadur ji and the Sahibzaade, at that time, the derogatory words used by LoP Atishi are not worth using anywhere. We strongly condemn it. The public is agitated on this issue." He added that the BJP has decided to hold a protest demonstrati...