The fallout from the assault on Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta deepened today after a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA shared an image linking the attacker to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), prompting a fierce counterattack.

The BJP's Delhi MLA Harish Khurana posted a photograph on social media, claiming it showed the attacker, Sakaria Rajeshbhai Khimjibhai, alongside AAP's Gujarat MLA Gopal Italia. Mr Khurana suggested the picture raised questions about whether the attack during Ms Gupta's Jan Sunwai at her Civil Lines residence had political backing.