Sealing drive: AAP accuses Manoj Tiwari of resorting to theatrics

AAP questioned the Delhi BJP MP Manoj Tiwari about his silence when the sealing drive started.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Tuesday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) East Delhi MP Manoj Tiwari was indulging in theatrics by trying to break the locks of houses sealed by the municipal corporation ruled by his party.

Police try to stop BJP leader Manoj Tiwari as he attempts to break the seal of a property sealed by MCD in Gokulpuri area, east Delhi, India, Tuesday, Sep 18, 2018. (Photo by Sanchit Khanna/ Hindustan Times) (Sanchit Khanna/HT PHOTO)

The party said the BJP was misleading traders by showing “fake concern” ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

“...Tiwariji has started a nautanki (theatrics) by breaking the seals. It is an effort to mislead traders and people of Delhi, a clear fixed match between BJP and municipal corporations it is ruling,” Atishi, AAP’s East Delhi’s Lok Sabha candidate, said.

Earlier in the day, police registered a First Information Report (FIR) against Tiwari for illegally breaking the lock of the sealed house.

Hours later, Tiwari visited the same neighbourhood and again tried to break the seal.

“The BJP has no intention to help traders. Otherwise, how is it possible that a building is sealed by the BJP-ruled MCD and a BJP MP breaks it?” Atishi, said.

AAP questioned the MP about his silence when the sealing started.

“If the BJP was so concerned about traders, why did they not prevent sealing by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi? The BJP is ruling the Centre and they can bring an ordinance and stop sealing. Either way, the BJP can stop it. We want to tell them that Delhi’s citizens are not foolish. They know who is supervising the sealing and who can stop it,” Dilip Pandey, AAP leader, said.