Hours after reports on Saturday, 22 February, suggested that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia’s names have been dropped from the list of invitees for US First Lady Melania Trump’s Delhi school visit event, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Sambit Patra said that it is not their decision.

"We don't do such petty politics and the Indian government doesn't influence the US on whom they invite or whom they don't invite," Patra said addressing a press conference in Delhi on Saturday.

Delhi government sources had earlier told news agency ANI that both Kejriwal and Sisodia were to attend the programme since the school comes under the state government.