NEW DELHI: Delhi Jal Board vice-chairman and AAP MLA Raghav Chadha on Friday filed a police complaint against Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta for allegedly leading a group of BJP workers into the headquarters of the government agency and causing serious destruction to the property.
Chadha, who is AAP’s national spokesperson, has lodged a complaint in connection with the forced entry of many people into the headquarters of the Delhi Jal Board on Thursday. In the complaint the AAP leader alleged that that the BJP leaders, including local unit president Adesh Gupta, forcibly tried to enter the office with about 200 workers.
Earlier, Chadha said that BJP leaders attacked his office as a scare tactic because they have been constantly supporting and raising voice for the protesting farmers at the borders of the city. According to the complaint, not only the property was damaged during this incident but the employees of DJB were also beaten and many were injured.
Meanwhile, BJP has denied the allegations saying that they were just there to protest against the AAP government over the ‘water tanker scam’. CCTV footage and viral pictures of the incident showed a group of people barging into the DJB office, as police force failed to stop them. BJP leader Gupta was seen addressing the workers. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has also blamed the BJP for the incident and said that AAP workers will not be scared of these “cowardly” attacks by BJP and continue to support the farmers’ protest.
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