A video of former Puducherry Lieutenant Governor and BJP leader Kiran Bedi has surfaced in which she is seen cracking the Sikhphobic ’12 baje’ joke on a public platform. In this video, Kiran Bedi is standing on the stage saying, “Abhi baje hai full 20 minutes less 12, there is no Sardar ji here.” This video of Kiran is becoming fiercely viral on social media.
On this joke of Bharatiya Janata Party leader, senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Jarnail Singh shared the video of former IPS officer Kiran Bedi’s program in Chennai on Monday (13 June 2022), in which he joked on Sikhs. was. Jarnail Singh wrote in the tweet, “Out of 121 martyrs hanged in the freedom struggle, 93 were Sikhs, out of 2626 who were sentenced to life imprisonment, 2147 were Sikhs but to know this one should know history.
In his second tweet, he wrote, “When the Mughals used to loot India, kidnap sisters and daughters, then only Sikhs used to fight with them and protect sisters and daughters. He said that 12 o’clock was the time to attack the Mughals. This is the history of twelve o’clock. Shame on BJP’s petty leaders who make fun of Sikhs in return for that favour.”
When Mughals were looting India, kidnapping sisters and daughters, then only Sikhs used to fight with them and protect sisters and daughters.
12 o’clock was the time to attack the Mughals
This is the history of 12 o’clock
Shame on BJP’s petty leaders who make fun of Sikhs in return for that favour. pic.twitter.com/4RiJkoR2sU— Jarnail Singh (@JarnailSinghAAP) June 14, 2022
At the same time, AAP’s cabinet minister Harjot Singh Bains has also criticized Kiran Bedi by tweeting. He wrote, “Shame on you and your thinking Kiran Bedi. Read about the Sikhs, their history and the contribution of Sikhs to India. BJP is a factory of politicians with such bad mentality. Why is BJP silent? I urge the chairman of National Commission for Minorities Iqbal Singh Lalpura to immediately register an FIR against him.
Many people on social media also objected to this joke of Kiran Bedi and demanded action against her. A user named Amaan (@amaanbali) wrote on Twitter, “BJP’s Kiran Bedi hits ’12 o’clock joke’ on Sikhs and says “koi sardar ji hai” during her address. This is his intellectual level. @SGPCAAmritsar Make sure no one escapes by speaking such language or jokes on Sikhs.”
Komal Singh (@komalj_singh) wrote, “We all grew up with these jokes on Sikhs. This is what they say about us everywhere in our absence. Look at the laughing audience. Shame on Kiran Bedi. @SGPCAAmritsar please take strict action.”