"Raam ke Naam" row: AAP MP Sanjay Singh claims BJP "falsely attributed" Atal Bihari's statement to him, vows legal action

New Delhi [India], December 20 : Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh on Saturday claimed that he has been receiving threats after his statement in Parliament that invoked the name of the Hindu God 'Ram'.
In a post on X, Singh asserted that intimidation would not deter him. He said he would not allow what he described as corruption to be carried out in the name of Lord Ram, regardless of the threats against him.
"Threats have started coming in, but listen up with your ears wide open, BJP folks--kill me, chop me up, hang me from a gibbet if you must, but in the name of Lord Shri Ram, I won't let you get away with corruption," Singh said.
The AAP MP also announced that he is preparing to take legal action against the BJP, alleging that the party has falsely attributed a statement by former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to him and is spreading misinformation.
He added that he plans to file a complaint with the Parliament's Privilege Committee over what he called the misrepresentation of his speech and the circulation of false claims by social media accounts
"I'm preparing to take legal action against the BJP, which is falsely attributing Atal Ji's statement to me and spreading lies, along with all those hate-mongering Twitter handles. I'll also file a complaint with the Privilege Committee for spreading lies in the name of the speech I gave in Parliament," Sanjay Singh said.
Earlier, Sanjay Singh defended his "Ram ke naam mein charitra hona chahiye, warna haram mein bhi Ram likha hua hai" ("There must be character in the name of 'Ram,' otherwise the word 'Ram' is also found within the word 'Haram' (forbidden/unethical).") statement by saying it was just a reiteration of a quote used by the late former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee himself in response to Ram Vilas' claim that his name contained 'Ram'.
He took a jibe at the BJP, saying the party should hold a press conference and apologise for the 'sin' committed by former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee for making the statement in the first place.
He said, "I quoted late Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Atalji gave this statement. When Ram Vilas Paswan said, "My name also contains 'Ram'. In response, he gave this reply. I mentioned that. If this is bothering the BJP people, then hold a press conference, everyone should sit together and tell the entire country that the late Atal Bihari Vajpayee committed a great sin by saying this. They should apologise to the entire nation for it..."
The ruling party, BJP members, strongly criticised the MP over the statement, with Union Minister Pralhad Joshi even alleging that the opposition parties are just doing appeasement politics.
Joshi said, "Congress and its friendly parties have never had any devotion towards Lord Ram, his existence and Ram Mandir. They have always done appeasement politics. So, people are showing them their place..."