New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- The attack on chief minister Rekha Gupta during a "Jan Sunwai (public hearing)" programme sparked a war of words between the BJP and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), with the former alleging a "conspiracy" behind the attack and the opposition party an attempt by the BJP to defame the AAP. The row started over an image posted by BJP MLA Harish Khurana, in which the attacker was seen with Gopal Italia, an AAP Gujarat leader. The AAP refuted the allegation, calling it an AI-generated image. BJP parliamentarian Ramvir Singh Bidhuri demanded a screening of the attacker's phone logs. Delhi minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa also alleged a "political conspiracy" behind the attack. "I condemn the attack on the chief minister during today's Jan Sunwai. Our CM worries for Delhi day and night, and anyone can come and meet the CM at her residence. This is a conspiracy by rivals. They can't tolerate that a CM remains amid the public for hours, that she meets people at her residence. So, there seems to be a political conspiracy behind this. Delhi Police is investigating this. All facts will come out," Manjinder Singh Sirsa said in a video statement. In a statement, the AAP said that a picture of a person named Rajesh Sakaria was edited and AI was used to create a manipulated image alongside the photo of AAP MLA Gopal Bhai Italia by Delhi BJP MLA Harish Khurana. In a video statement, Gopal Italia said, "The cheap move by the Delhi BJP leader is absolutely wrong. An old video has been edited and a fake photo of someone has been used to do this cheap act. I appeal to all BJP leaders to avoid fake news.I will have to move the court and police against the spreading of fake news." AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal condemned the attack, saying, "The attack on Delhi's Chief Minister Rekha Gupta is highly condemnable. Delhi Congress president Devender Yadav said the security lapse indicated the "deteriorating law and order situation in the Capital with crimes against women witnessing a sharp spike." htc...