Journalist-turned-Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Ashish Khetan has moved the Supreme Court seeking protection, alleging that he is receiving death threats from right-wing groups.
In his petition, Khetan has named organisations like Abhinav Bharat, Sanatan Sanstha and Hindu Jan Jagran Samiti, and demanded that Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh initiate action against the culprits.
He has also said that he had complained about the threats to Delhi Police, but “no action was taken”.
The AAP leader has also asked the top court to issue directives to the police on protecting journalists, activists and others who he says have faced similar threats.
Khetan said he had received a letter on May 9 stating that he had "crossed all levels" in committing sins against Hindu saints.
"It is because of you (Khetan) that Sadhvi Pragya Singh (an accused in the 2006 Malegaon blasts case) and Virendra Singh Tawde (an accused in the case of murder of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar in 2013) are in jail. People like you deserve only death punishment in a Hindu Rashtra," the letter said.
Khetan said that he had also received a similar threat letter last year.
Reacting to this, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said this was "extremely shocking" and demanded action from the home minister. "Ashish Khetan receives death threat. Hope Rajnath Singh ji will take action(sic)," Kejriwal tweeted.
Khetan is the vice-chairman of the Delhi Dialogue Commission, which looks after the implementation of various polls promises made by the AAP before the 2015 Assembly polls.
