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Deputy CM Sisodia’s residence attacked by BJP goons ‘in police presence,’ alleges AAP
The BJP workers earlier staged a protest near Sisodia’‘s residence over an alleged conspiracy to kill mayors and leaders of the party-ruled municipal corporations staging an indefinite dharna demanding payment of dues from the Kejriwal government.
The Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday claimed that the house of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia was “attacked by BJP goons” with the help of Delhi police. Taking to Twitter to condemn the incident, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said, “The goons entered his house in police presence when he was away.” Why is BJP getting so desperate by the day in Delhi? he asked in the same tweet.
Earlier in the day, AAP spokesperson Saurabh Bhardwaj addressed a conference during which he also accused the police of helping the BJP workers and alleged that police “did not stop the goons” from entering Sisodia’s residence. Bhardwaj also claimed that they even removed the barricades around the house. However, the police has denied the allegations.
Reacting to the incident, AAP leader Atishi Marlena called it a “black day” in Delhi’s political history.
“This is a black day in Delhi’s political history that the Union Home Minister is now using his party goons and Delhi Police to attack the family of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in his absence from his residence,” she said at the press conference.
The police has already launched an investigation into the matter. “Based on a complaint by C Arvind, secretary to deputy Chief minister Manish Sisodia, a proper offence has been registered by Delhi Police under appropriate sections of law and investigation is going on,” news agency ANI quoted Delhi police as saying.
The police has also arrested six people in relation to the case.
Earlier in the day, BJP workers staged a protest near Sisodia’s residence over an alleged conspiracy to kill mayors and leaders of the party-ruled municipal corporations staging an indefinite dharna demanding payment of dues from the Kejriwal government.
The Delhi BJP, however, refuted the allegations, saying their protest was peaceful as its vice president for the national capital, Ashok Goel Devraha claimed AAP leaders were trying to divert attention from the ‘conspiracy’ to kill BJP mayors and other corporation leaders.
“We protested outside Sisodia’s residence to make it clear that the BJP workers are capable of answering any form of challenge,” he said.
(With agency inputs)
