While Kejriwal apologised for the violent behaviour of AAP activists, separately the Election Commission sent notice to the party
Aam Admi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday apologised for his party workers’ behaviour in Delhi and Lucknow while protesting his detention.
“It was going to happen...some of them retaliated after they were attacked. I apologise for their behaviour and I once again urge them to remain non-violent”, he told reporters in Gujarat in response to a query on the arrest of over a dozen AAP workers in Delhi.
The Election Commission has also written to the AAP today after receiving complaint from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
"We have received a notice asking to explain the protest outside the BJP office, however, there is no deadline to respond to the letter," said Deepak Bajpai, media coordinator of the party.
Bajpai said that the party will respond to the EC in appropriate time.
AAP workers had Wednesday clashed with activists of BJP outside the party headquarters in Delhi and Lucknow after Kejriwal’s car was damaged in Gujarat in retaliation to protests against his brief detention in the state.
Yesterday, Kejriwal, who began his four—day tour of Gujarat, was detained for alleged violation of the model code of conduct by travelling in a long carcade. Shortly later, he was allowed to go.
According to police sources, an FIR has been lodged at Parliament Street Police Station last night against the AAP protesters including leaders Ashutosh and Shazia Ilmi.
Charges of rioting, obstructing a public servant from performing his duty and damaging public property have been slapped against them.
AAP workers had stormed the BJP head office on Ashoka Road in central Delhi protesting against Kejriwal’s ‘detention’ in Radhanpur in North Gujarat where he had gone to “assess” the development claims made by CM Narendra Modi.
In Lucknow, workers of AAP, armed with brooms, had clashed with lathi—wielding activists of BJP and fought pitched street battles outside the BJP office on Vidhan Sabha Marg in protest against their chief’s detention.
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Indian political parties are run by MAFIA and Goondas and thus one sees all kinds of such lawlessness all over India.
The nation's Law and Order situation has detected over the years. WHY???