India, Jan. 10 -- Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta launched criticism against those who "disrespect" her, while claiming that they "don't like" a woman CM working 24x7, citing the attack she faced for misspelling "AQI" (air quality index).

Gupta further alleged that she faces "baseless allegations" and "cheap comments" for mispronouncing words or accidentally saying something.

"They say why did she spell AQI as AIQ. They don't like the fact that a woman Chief Minister is working 24/7. Sometimes they disrespect me, sometimes they make cheap comments," Gupta said in the Delhi Assembly on Friday.

"Sometimes they make baseless allegations. They make fun of the words I accidentally utter. Anyone can make mistakes while speaking or mispronou...