India, Jan. 16 -- The Delhi Assembly on Thursday directed Leader of Opposition and former Chief Minister Atishi to submit her written statement regarding her alleged "derogatory remark" made against Sikh Gurus in the recently concluded winter session.

Meanwhile, Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Thursday slammed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Leader of Opposition (LoP) Atishi and the Punjab government, stating that this entire matter is an organised attempt to prove a lie as truth.

The chairperson of the Assembly's Privileges Committee has asked Atishi to submit her written statement by January 19, stated a communication sent to her by the Assembly secretariat.

The letter, written by the Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gu...