A recent interview by BBC Hindi with Avadh Ojha, a new member of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and a well-known educator, was unexpectedly stopped at the party’s office in Delhi. Ojha, who has taught in classrooms and now coaches students on YouTube, joined AAP after rumors of him joining BJP or Congress, and after both parties did not give him Lok Sabha tickets.
The interview got tense when BBC reporter Anshul Singh asked Ojha if he would keep praising BJP leader Yogi Adityanath and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, since they are rivals of AAP. Ojha, who often admires different leaders in his videos, said it’s good to recognize others’ successes, just like famous cricketer Sachin Tendulkar praised Brian Lara.
However, an AAP member interrupted, saying, “I had told you not to ask any strange questions. Stop this.” Singh insisted he was just asking a normal question. When Singh asked Ojha if he found the question inappropriate, Ojha answered, “Look, the party will decide what to say. This is what they will decide.” He then took off his microphone, ending the interview.
In a description of the video shared on YouTube, BBC News Hindi claimed that AAP officials stopped the recording and did not let the conversation finish.
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