Don t sidetrack issues raised by Gurmehar: Sisodia

New Delhi March 2 (IANS) It is important to respond to the issues raised by Delhi University student Gurmehar Kaur than sidetrack them Delhi s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Thursday.

Listen to her and respond to her if you have the guts Sisodia said when a journalist wanted his comment on speculation that Kaur may be with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

Kaur is a daughter of this country the daughter of a martyr the AAP leader said. Focus on what she said the issues she raised.

In an obvious reference to those who attacked Kaur after she took on the RSS-affiliated ABVP Sisodia said critics were trying to run away from the issues she raised by questioning how her army officer father died and her own political affiliations.

A student of Lady Shri Ram College Kaur had to leave Delhi for Punjab after getting death and rape threats following her social media campaign against the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad.

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