New Delhi, May 6 -- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Delhi unit chief Saurabh Bharadwaj on Wednesday criticised the BJP-led Delhi government over the handling of the Vivek Vihar fire tragedy, alleging delayed rescue efforts and a pattern of shifting blame onto victims instead of addressing administrative lapses.

Referring to the incident in which nine people, including a one-and-a-half-year-old child, were killed in a fire at a bungalow in Vivek Vihar, Bharadwaj said the government had attempted to construct a narrative that fault lay with the victims, as per a release.

"Among the deceased was a one-and-a-half-year-old child. The government created a narrative suggesting that the fault lay with the victims themselves," he added.

Bharadwaj further...